Solicitation
New Manufacture: KC-135 Cylinder Assembly, NSN 1680008951058RK, PN 5-89525-6
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Aviation (Oklahoma City) plans to buy 34 new-manufacture cylinder assemblies (NSN 1680008951058RK, PN 5-89525-6) used on the KC-135 refueling boom, with a quantity range of 9 to 51. Delivery is due to SW3211 on or before 9 Jan 2030. Two qualified sources are listed: The Boeing Company and Downey Manufacturing Inc. More in the summary
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Summary of the version posted Oct 7, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 22, 2026 to Nov 27, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
DLA Aviation (Oklahoma City) plans to buy 34 new-manufacture cylinder assemblies (NSN 1680008951058RK, PN 5-89525-6) used on the KC-135 refueling boom, with a quantity range of 9 to 51. Delivery is due to SW3211 on or before 9 Jan 2030. Two qualified sources are listed: The Boeing Company and Downey Manufacturing Inc.
Who can bid
- All responsible sources may submit an offer
- No set-aside; open to firms of any size
- Foreign owned firms must check for restrictions before proposing
How to submit: Solicitation to be downloaded from www.sam.gov; written quotation requested; questions to Contracting Officer Kevin Howe at kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil, due Nov 22, 2026, 4:00 PM CST · 5:00 PM Eastern (response deadline in the SAM.gov fields); text says issue 23 Oct 2026, closes 22 Nov 2026. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: No Government data rights. You would need the technical data from the original maker to build this part, which may be hard to get.
- Worth checking: Notice of intent, not open competition. The notice calls itself a notice of intent that is not a request for competition, and only two qualified sources are named.
- Minor: UID marking required. Unique item identification marking adds cost and process work.
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- Minor: Funding contingent. Payment depends on appropriated funds being available.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- 34 each Cylinder Assembly, NSN 1680008951058RK, PN 5-89525-6 (quantity range 9-51)
- Aluminum and steel, about 15 x 6 x 6 inches, 23 lb; air-oil cushioned mechanism that absorbs linear impact shock loads on the KC-135 and KC-46 refueling boom
- Delivery to SW3211 on or before 9 Jan 2030
- UID (unique item identification) marking requirements will apply
- Contract type
- Supply (spares) purchase via a Request for Proposal; written quotation will be requested
- Period of performance
- Delivery on or before 9 Jan 2030
- Place of performance
- USA (SAM.gov field)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Price is a significant factor; award may be based on a combination of price and past performance
- Offers due
- Nov 22, 2026, 4:00 PM CST · 5:00 PM Eastern (response deadline in the SAM.gov fields); text says issue 23 Oct 2026, closes 22 Nov 2026 (from the version posted Oct 7, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Solicitation to be downloaded from www.sam.gov; written quotation requested; questions to Contracting Officer Kevin Howe at kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Past performance
What to include when you submit
- Electronic procedures only; hardcopy solicitations will not be sent
- Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestors are acceptable
- Foreign owned firms should contact the contracting officer or program manager before submitting a proposal
- A commercial item interest may be identified to the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice
Current contractor
Qualified sources listed are The Boeing Company (CAGE 81205) and Downey Manufacturing Inc. (CAGE 98315); purchase history shows 2 each bought 14 Jun 2000 from Downey Manufacturing Inc. (98315)
Not in the notice text
- Estimated value
- Contract type and pricing arrangement
- Technical data and drawings needed to make the part
- The solicitation number in the text (SPRTA1-26-R-0234) differs from the SAM.gov number (SPRTA127R0234)
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: Solicitation to be downloaded from www.sam.gov; written quotation requested; questions to Contracting Officer Kevin Howe at kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 27, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Nov 22, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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