Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Control Assembly, Qu
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), through DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, wants quotes for an F-15 aircraft part, the CONTROL ASSEMBLY, QU. Its National Stock Number (NSN) is 1680 01 383 7696 YQ. The buy is 3 first article units (test samples built and approved before production), then 4 each now, within a range of 1 to 6 each, at firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing). The response due date is November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Central. Award goes only to a source that meets the qualification requirements, and the Government may award no contract. More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 15, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. The notice looks incomplete: The qualification requirements the RFQ says are attached, and the engineering drawings or technical data package for the part, are not in the text read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), through DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, wants quotes for an F-15 aircraft part, the CONTROL ASSEMBLY, QU. Its National Stock Number (NSN) is 1680 01 383 7696 YQ. The buy is 3 first article units (test samples built and approved before production), then 4 each now, within a range of 1 to 6 each, at firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing). The response due date is November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Central. Award goes only to a source that meets the qualification requirements, and the Government may award no contract.
Who can bid (4)
- Meet the qualification requirements (offeror, product or manufacturer) at the time of award. Award is not held up waiting for qualification. The requirements are said to be attached, but they are not in the text read.
- Make the first article at the facility where production units will be made, with a certification to that effect.
- Active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, kept current.
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- Quality system meeting ISO 9001 (2015) or equivalent or newer, the higher-level contract quality requirement for CLIN 0002.
How to submit: Send quotes to the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations, 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB, OK. The listed buyer email is james.maynard.6@us.af.mil. The way to send quotes (email or mail) is not stated.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: First article testing and approval required. You build and test 3 first article units, and cannot start production until the Contracting Officer approves them. Materials bought before approval are at your own risk, and retests after a disapproval are at your cost. A waiver is possible if you meet the earlier-work conditions.
- Serious: Qualification requirements. Award goes only to a source that meets qualification requirements at award. The RFQ says they are attached, but they are not in the text read. Firms not already qualified may be shut out.
- Worth checking: First article delivery time differs between documents. The first article clause table lists 30 calendar days from the date of the contract, while the first article requirements form says 120 calendar days. Ask the contracting officer which applies.
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- Worth checking: Quantity can change. The buy is 4 each now but may fall anywhere from 1 to 6 each, and the Government may award nothing, so quote every range.
- Worth checking: Critical part built to close tolerances. The Government calls the part critical to safe operation of the aircraft, with close tolerances and complex processes. Drawings or a technical data package are needed to quote, and they are not in the text read.
- Worth checking: Delivery outside the required period is rejected. Offers whose proposed delivery does not clearly fall within the required delivery period are treated as nonresponsive.
- Minor: Supplier Performance Risk System used in evaluation. The contracting officer will consider SPRS risk assessments (DoD's contractor performance and compliance scores) when evaluating quotes.
- Minor: Rated order. Any award is a DO-A1 rated order, which must follow the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rules, so it gets priority scheduling.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- SPRTA1-27-Q-0003.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Contract line item number (CLIN: one priced line of the order) 0001AA: 3 EA first article test units. Units that pass count as production units and stay with the U.S. Air Force.
- CLIN 0001AB: First Article Test Report and certificate of compliance, 1 LO (lot). The contractor tests to the engineering drawing and does not start production until the Contracting Officer approves the first article.
- CLIN 0002: production units of the same part. Required quantity is 4 each now, with prices wanted for 1 EA, 2 to 3 EA and 4 to 6 EA. Early or partial delivery is acceptable.
- The part is a cast aluminum quadrant that links to the main fuel control on the engines to regulate acceleration. Part numbers listed: 43999 NF53300 02A, 58H60 NF53300 02A and 76301 68A582101 1005.
- Make the first article at the same facility that will make the production units, and send a certification saying so with each first article.
- Delivery: first article units go to Tinker AFB, OK. Production units (CLIN 0002) go to DLA Distribution Warner Robins, Robins AFB, GA, on or before January 5, 2029, free on board (FOB) origin.
- Mark each item with an item unique identification (IUID) label, and invoice and report through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), the DoD electronic invoicing system.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), supplies with first article testing. A DO-A1 rated order (priority rating for national defense).
- Period of performance
- No base or option periods are stated. First article units: 3 EA; production delivery on or before January 5, 2029 (the schedule assumes award by December 31, 2026, and delivery dates move by any days after that date).
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Price is the most important factor. Technical is second, and all non-price factors together are significantly less important than price. Price counts basic award plus any option quantities.
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Central
- How to submit
- Send quotes to the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations, 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB, OK. The listed buyer email is james.maynard.6@us.af.mil. The way to send quotes (email or mail) is not stated.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price or Cost (most important)
- Technical (second in importance)
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign Standard Form 18 (SF 18), the request for quotation form, with a unit price for each line and any attached representations and certifications.
- Prices must stay firm for 120 days.
- Quote the quantity ranges (1 each, 2 to 3 each, 4 to 6 each). If another quantity gives the best price, quote that range too and give the total and unit price (economic purchase quantity provision).
- Write your proposed delivery under the Government's delivery set for each item. Offers whose delivery does not clearly fall within the required period are rejected.
- To ask for a first article waiver, send a second offer (Bid/Offer B) without first article, giving the earlier contract number, item number, date and issuing agency. Waiver conditions: the same or a similar article was furnished to a prime for DoD, is in production for DoD, or was furnished to DoD, and not more than 36 months have passed since that contract ended.
- Otherwise quote Bid/Offer A, which includes first article approval.
After award, you must have
- Registered to use Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to send invoices and receiving reports. From SPRTA1-27-Q-0003.pdf:
(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step by step procedures for self registration…
- Item unique identification (IUID) marking is required on delivered items. From SPRTA1-27-Q-0003.pdf:
IUID Required: Yes…
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The text says competition is expected.
Not in the notice text
- The qualification requirements the RFQ says are attached, and the engineering drawings or technical data package for the part, are not in the text read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
- How to send the quote (email or another method) is not stated; the issuing office address and buyer email are listed.
- Whether this is a small business set-aside: SAM.gov states none, and the form's checkbox could not be read; check the form on SAM.gov.
- A short stretch near the end of the representations section of SPRTA1-27-Q-0003.pdf was attached but not read.
- The Government's estimate or contract value is not stated.
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: Send quotes to the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations, 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB, OK. The listed buyer email is james.maynard.6@us.af.mil. The way to send quotes (email or mail) is not stated. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/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 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 16, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 16, 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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