Z9N | f/a 18 | housing assembly, SL
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- SPE4A726R0294
- Agency
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Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 1440 Launchers, Guided Missile
- Place of performance
- Richmond, Virginia 23297, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting bids for a Housing Assembly, SL component (NSN 1440-011569224) used in F/A-18 aircraft systems. This procurement will be issued as a total small business set-aside indefinite quantity contract with a base period of two years and no options. Contractors must be certified by the Department of Defense to access unclassified critical technical data, which requires submission of DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) to the Defense Logistics Information Services. The solicitation will be issued on or about February 13, 2026, with a proposal due date of March 17, 2026. Interested contractors should monitor the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp for the full solicitation documents in PDF format.
The procurement carries a total small business set-aside designation, indicating that only small businesses are eligible to compete. Known manufacturers of this component include Alek Industries Inc., The Boeing Company, and Vertex Modernization and Sustainment, though the contract will be competed among qualified small business contractors. The estimated annual quantity is 40 units, with production units to be delivered 300 days after government approval, and delivery will be FOB at origin with inspection and acceptance at origin. While no specific contract value is disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, the indefinite quantity contract structure with an estimated annual quantity of 40 units over a two-year base period provides the framework for potential award value calculations.
Notice text
NSN: 1440-011569224, IQC PR: 1000218762, ITEM: HOUSING ASSEMBLY, SL
THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
ALEK INDUSTRIES INC 65534 P/N 3930AS530THE
BOEING COMPANY 76301 P/N 3930AS530
VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT 072E5 P/N 74A733036-1001
THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 2 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 40 EACH. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 300 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT ORIGIN. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.
THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES.
A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT FEBRUARY 13, 2026.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Housing assembly, SL | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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