Structural Panel

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, operating through the United States Air Force Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, is seeking to procure structural panel components (Part Number L2104776-001, NSN 1560-01-274-9594 EK) for the B-1 Aircraft through new manufacture. Potential sources must be capable of providing all labor, materials, facilities, and equipment necessary for new manufacture, including component procurement, inspection, testing, preservation and packaging, shipping, supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting, and long-lead time parts procurement, as well as addressing diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues. Vendors interested in becoming qualified manufacturers must complete a Source Approval Request (SAR) package and submit it through DoD SAFE to the designated government contacts. The government welcomes responses from all business types, including small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) firms, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone businesses, and women-owned small businesses. Interested vendors must select the "Add Me to Interested Vendors" button to participate, and responses should be submitted to 424.scms.afmc.rfi.responses@us.af.mil with a deadline of May 8, 2026.

This pre-solicitation notice includes no set-aside designations and does not identify any current or incumbent contractors. The requirement encompasses an estimated spares buy of 252,070.02 units with an estimated total contract value of $35,793,942.84, though unit prices will be established at contract award. No funds are currently available and no contractual commitment is guaranteed at this stage, as this Sources Sought Synopsis is issued for informational and market research purposes only. The applicable NAICS code is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees, and the place of performance is Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.