Solicitation
Valve Assembly, Hydr
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants to buy new-manufacture hydraulic shutoff valve assemblies for the B-52 bomber (NSN 1650-01-034-3697, part 7527949-10). The current need is 11 each, but the final quantity could be anywhere from 3 to 17, on a firm fixed price contract with a first article test required. It is not set aside for small business, and the closing date was extended to 12 November 2026. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: How quotes will be evaluated: the evaluation provisions were in a part of the RFQ that was left out of the text provided. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants to buy new-manufacture hydraulic shutoff valve assemblies for the B-52 bomber (NSN 1650-01-034-3697, part 7527949-10). The current need is 11 each, but the final quantity could be anywhere from 3 to 17, on a firm fixed price contract with a first article test required. It is not set aside for small business, and the closing date was extended to 12 November 2026.
Who can bid (7)
- The offeror, the product or the manufacturer must meet the qualification requirements by award time (award will not wait for qualification). The qualification document was not in the text provided.
- No small business set-aside; the size standard for NAICS 336413 is 1,250 employees
- Quality system: AS9100 (9100, dated 19FEB2025) or equivalent on every line
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- Current NIST SP 800-171 DoD assessment if you are required to implement NIST SP 800-171; DFARS 252.204-7012 (safeguarding defense information) is also in the contract
- Access to the export-controlled technical data package, which is only available through controlled download on SAM.gov
- Rated order (DO-A1): the contractor must follow the Defense Priorities and Allocations System rules
- Register in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to send invoices and receiving reports electronically
How to submit: Electronic submission to the issuing office, DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City (buyer Micah Miller, micah.miller.5@us.af.mil); the exact portal or email steps are not spelled out in the text provided, due 12 November 2026, 2:00 PM Central (notice: Nov 12, 2026, 2:00 PM CST · 3:00 PM Eastern). The original RFQ date of 27 JUL 2026 was extended by Amendment 0001.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (10)
From the version posted Aug 14, 2026.
- Serious: SAM.gov and the solicitation disagree on the set-aside. SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the solicitation the AI read says a set-aside for small businesses. Ask the contracting officer which applies before you bid.
- Serious: First article test before production. You must build, test and deliver first article units and a report within 120 days, wait up to 90 days for approval, and any production work before approval is at your own risk and cost (a waiver can be requested if you made the same or a similar part before).
- Serious: Qualification requirements not in the text. Award depends on meeting qualification requirements that the solicitation only refers to as attached, so a new supplier may not be eligible.
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- Serious: Aviation critical safety item. The valve is designated a critical safety item, which usually means stricter quality and traceability, but the full rules are in documents that were not in the text provided.
- Worth checking: Drawings are export-controlled. You cannot judge the manufacturing difficulty or price without the technical data package, which can only be viewed through controlled access on SAM.gov, and submitting an offer certifies you have reviewed it.
- Worth checking: Delivery dates look hard to square. First article is due 120 days after award with up to 90 days for approval, yet the production units are listed for delivery on or before 13 Jan 2027; ask the buyer how these dates fit together.
- Worth checking: Many price combinations and no guaranteed award. You must price three quantity ranges with and without first article, and the government can change the quantity or decide not to award at all.
- Worth checking: Certified cost or pricing data if only one offer. If only one offer comes in, extra clauses requiring certified cost or pricing data and pass-through limits apply, which adds paperwork.
- Minor: Extra marking and compliance work. Each valve needs a unique item identifier and serial number, plus material certifications, a certificate of compliance and a test report in set formats.
- Minor: Re-issued under a corrected solicitation number. The notice was first posted under the wrong number and then amended, so make sure you are working from the current documents and the extended date.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- SPRTA1-26-Q-0381_0001.pdf (read)
- SPRTA1-26-Q-0381.pdf (read)
- SPRTA1-26-Q-0381_25-00850_Synopsis.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Manufacture new hydraulic shutoff valve assemblies (steel alloy, NSN 1650-01-034-3697, part 7527949-10) to the government's technical data package
- Price three quantity ranges (3-7, 8-12 and 13-17 each); the current need is 11 each
- Price two ways: Bid A with first article required and Bid B with first article not required
- Deliver first article units for a fit check and send a first article test report (AS9102 format or equivalent is accepted) within 120 days of award
- Wait for written first article approval before starting production units
- Deliver the production units (9 each are listed) to the DLA Distribution Depot at Hill AFB, Utah, on or before 13 Jan 2027
- Mark each valve with a unique item identifier and serial number, and send material certifications and a certificate of compliance
- Package and mark to military standards (MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129) and follow the AS9100 quality standard or equivalent
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price, new manufacture, fixed quantity (request for quotation for supplies)
- Period of performance
- First article units and test report due 120 days after award; production units (9 EA) listed for delivery on or before 13 Jan 2027; no option periods stated
- Place of performance
- Delivery to DLA Distribution Depot Hill, Hill AFB, UT; first articles go to Tinker AFB, OK. The notice's place of performance field is blank.
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- 12 November 2026, 2:00 PM Central (notice: Nov 12, 2026, 2:00 PM CST · 3:00 PM Eastern). The original RFQ date of 27 JUL 2026 was extended by Amendment 0001.
- How to submit
- Electronic submission to the issuing office, DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City (buyer Micah Miller, micah.miller.5@us.af.mil); the exact portal or email steps are not spelled out in the text provided
What to include when you submit
- Acknowledge Amendment 0001 before the closing time (on the offer, by separate letter or electronic message that cites the solicitation and amendment numbers)
- Quote prices for each quantity range for both Bid A (first article required) and Bid B (first article not required)
- Hold your prices firm for 120 days
- Fill in the proposed delivery dates, and the inspection and F.O.B. addresses marked 'CONTRACTOR FILL IN'
- You may suggest other quantity ranges under provision 52.207-4 for planning only; you must still price the ranges in the solicitation
- Complete the representations and certifications (SAM annual reps count when you submit an offer)
Not in the notice text
- How quotes will be evaluated: the evaluation provisions were in a part of the RFQ that was left out of the text provided
- The Qualification Requirements document and any approved-source list
- The technical data package (drawings and specifications), which is export-controlled and only on SAM.gov
- Estimated contract value or price range (none stated)
- Exact steps and address for submitting a quote (the form only names the issuing office and buyer)
- Whether a first article waiver would be granted to a new supplier
- Place of performance (the notice field is blank; delivery points are listed in the RFQ)
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronic submission to the issuing office, DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City (buyer Micah Miller, micah.miller.5@us.af.mil); the exact portal or email steps are not spelled out in the text provided. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Aug 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 1650 · Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-Icing System Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
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- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This notice is to extend the solicitation. It was previously published under the incorrect solicitation number. It has been resynopsized and amended. Documents included under attachments.
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