Sources Sought
PRINTED WIRING BOARD End Item KC-46 NSN 5998016525319KT PN 285T0458-203
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summarySources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, for the Air Force's 422nd Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It asks firms to show they can newly manufacture a printed wiring board (circuit board) for the KC-46 platform, national stock number (NSN) 5998-01-652-5319KT, part number 285T0458-203. The estimated spares requirement is 3 each. The response due date is November 19, 2026, 11:59 PM Central. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Defense Logistics Agency who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
AI summary Beta
The notice looks incomplete: The manufacturing qualification requirements (MQR), the Engineering Data List (EDL) and the PubSalesForm spreadsheet are embedded in the PDF and their content could not be read here; check the PDF on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Sources sought notice (market research, not a solicitation) from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, for the Air Force's 422nd Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It asks firms to show they can newly manufacture a printed wiring board (circuit board) for the KC-46 platform, national stock number (NSN) 5998-01-652-5319KT, part number 285T0458-203. The estimated spares requirement is 3 each. The response due date is November 19, 2026, 11:59 PM Central.
Who can bid
- Source approval: firms wanting to be qualified to make this part must complete a Source Approval Request (SAR) package under the item's Qualification Requirements
- Be able to supply all labor, materials, facilities and equipment for new manufacture of the item
How to submit: Email to 422.scms.afmc.rfi@us.af.mil, and select the 'Add me to interested vendors' button on the SAM.gov notice. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Source approval required to be a qualified source. Firms must file a Source Approval Request package for this part. Approval can take time and effort, and a firm that is not approved may not be able to supply the part.
- Worth checking: Technical data may not be provided. Government-provided data is listed on an Engineering Data List (EDL). If there is no EDL, the firm must get the technical data itself. The embedded lists could not be read here.
- Worth checking: Possible engineering costs to become an approved source. The bidder may have to pay nonrecurring engineering costs (one-time design and qualification work) before it can be approved, which can be costly for a small business.
Show all 4Show fewer
- Minor: Market research only, no solicitation yet. No contract will be awarded from this notice and no solicitation is available. The Government may split the buy by airframe and may or may not set it aside for small business.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- MSS_5998016525319KT _PR FD20302700261.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- New manufacture of printed wiring board part number 285T0458-203, NSN 5998-01-652-5319KT, for the KC-46 platform
- Estimated spares requirement: 3 each
- Supply all labor, materials, facilities and equipment: buy or make component parts, inspect, test, preserve, package and ship
- Possibly handle supply chain management, production forecasting, long-lead parts, parts or material shortages, and shipping serviceable assets
- Interested firms click 'Add me to interested vendors' on the SAM.gov notice and send the business information requested in Part I
- Firms wanting to qualify as a source file a Source Approval Request (SAR) package
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK 73145 USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 19, 2026, 11:59 PM Central
- How to submit
- Email to 422.scms.afmc.rfi@us.af.mil, and select the 'Add me to interested vendors' button on the SAM.gov notice
What to include when you submit
- Select 'Add me to interested vendors' on the SAM.gov notice to be counted in this market research
- Send the Part I business information: company name, address, point of contact, CAGE code, phone, email, web page, size under the NAICS code, small business program status (small business, woman-owned, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned), unique entity ID (UEI), and whether the company is domestically or foreign owned
- Give the same business information for any teaming or joint venture partners
- Oral submissions are not accepted
- Send questions about this post only to the contact email; do not contact the originator of the post
- To qualify as a source, send the Source Approval Request (SAR) package electronically through DoD SAFE (the Defense Department's secure file transfer site)
Not in the notice text
- The manufacturing qualification requirements (MQR), the Engineering Data List (EDL) and the PubSalesForm spreadsheet are embedded in the PDF and their content could not be read here; check the PDF on SAM.gov
- Whether drawings or other technical data will be provided
- Contract type, delivery schedule and final quantity; unit prices are set at the time of award
- Whether the future buy will be a small business set-aside; SAM.gov does not state a set-aside
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply, and no bid is being taken yet, but the notice names requirements for the work:
- The notice mentions an approved or qualified source list. Only listed sources may be eligible, so check that your company or product is on it.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 5998 · Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. Spares Procurement of: Printed Wiring Board Platform: KC-46 NSN: 5998-01-652-5319KT P/N: 285T0458-203 Notice ID (PR#): FD20302700261 AMC/AMSC: 3/C Department/Ind. Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE Major Command: AFMC Sub Command: AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER Office: 422nd SCMS GENERAL INFORMATION • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original) • All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CHICAGO, USA Classification • Federal Stock Class (manufacture): 5998 • NAICS Code: 336413 The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. • Place of Performance: Tinker AFB, OK 73145 USA CONTACT INFORMATION Organization: 422nd SCMS Workflow Email: 422.scms.afmc.rfi@us.af.mil SEND RESPONSES HERE PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT “ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS” BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential Spares Procurement sources for the requirements identified below and to determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government may consider breaking the requirement out by airframe. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited. The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, etc. The 422nd SCMS Supply Chain Management Squadron located at Tinker Air Force Base is requesting information, pursuant to FAR PART 10, in support of Market Research to identify potential sources for the Spares Procurement of the NSN(s) listed below. REQUIREMENTS Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s) listed below. Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award for the item(s) listed below. Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs associated with becoming an approved source. The spares requirement for this effort is identified below: Part Number: 285T0458-203 NSN: 5998-01-652-5319KT Estimated Spares Requirement: 3 each
Similar open opportunities
- Synopsis Wiring Harness , Branched
- Multi-Award Multi-Platform OTAThe Department of the Air Force (AFLCMC, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center) is asking for capability statements for a planned pool of direct Other Transaction Agreement…
- Circuit Card AssembThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma is asking for quotes on 4 circuit card assemblies (a spare electronic part, NSN 5998-01-071-1203) to be made new and…
- Circuit Card AssembThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma is asking for quotes on 2 circuit card assemblies (a spare electronic part, NSN 5998-01-071-2346) to be made new and…
- Circuit Card AssembThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Weapons Support at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants to buy a small number of circuit card assemblies, which are electronic filter boards made of…