Stabilizer,horizontal

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, through contracting office SPE4A6, is soliciting quotes under request for quotation SPE4A626Q1505 for one horizontal stabilizer (NSN 1560-01-452-0515, PSC 1560, Airframe Structural Components), with quotes due October 16, 2026, which precedes today's date. The procurement uses No Set-Aside Used, and quotes must be submitted through DIBBS.

Delivery is required 656 days after order to DLA Distribution at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on a firm fixed-price basis with FOB origin and inspection and acceptance at origin. The item is an Air Force-designated critical safety item requiring manufacture by forging and conformance to multiple engineering drawings and quality assurance plans. Required compliance includes SAE AS9100, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, ITAR/EAR controls on technical data, DLA packaging requirements, measuring and test equipment standards, and heightened quality assurance surveillance. Quoters must certify representations on covered telecommunications equipment, buy American requirements, whistleblower protections, and prohibited foreign entities, with hazardous materials representations applicable if applicable to the item.

The attachment summary identifies Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (CAGE 79U29, P/N 14-32000-10) as the item manufacturer. Evaluation weighs past performance, assessed through Supplier Performance Risk System records, approximately equally with cost. The evaluation also considers item criticality, inventory status, delivery compliance, and industrial base concerns. The source states no dollar value or ceiling.