Sources Sought
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Aircraft Program for the Purchase of Four Air Refueling Aircraft, Three-to-Five-Year Sustainment Package, Contractor Logistic Support (CLS), and Training.
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8625-27-R-B001
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The Air Force (AFLCMC at Wright-Patterson AFB) is doing market research for a Foreign Military Sales program to prepare up to four KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft, transferred as Excess Defense Articles to a partner nation in North Africa. The work covers regeneration, flight clearance, depot-level return to service, ferry delivery, in-country contractor logistics support and training, plus a sustainment package of three to five years. The full RFI is restricted and must be requested by email.
Watch out for
- Very large, specialized aircraft scope. Regenerating retired KC-10 tankers, ferrying them worldwide and supporting them in-country needs depot-level aircraft capability that few small firms have.
- Restricted RFI with CUI. You cannot see the actual requirements until the Air Force grants access, which delays your assessment.
This RFI contains Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
- Deadline time mismatch. The text says 3:00 pm EDT but the SAM field shows 4:00 PM Eastern, so submit early.
Responses to this RFI are due no later than 3:00 pm, EDT.
- Costs are not reimbursed. Respondents carry their own cost of responding and must supply estimated costs.
respondents are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Regeneration of up to four KC-10 Extender aircraft
- One-time flight clearance
- Depot-level return to service
- Worldwide ferry delivery
- In-country Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)
- Operational and maintenance training
- Three-to-five-year sustainment package (from the notice title)
- Contract type
- Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program; contract type not stated
- Period of performance
- Sustainment package of three to five years (from the notice title); overall period not stated
- Place of performance
- SAM lists Wright Patterson AFB, OH; in-country support would be in a North African partner nation
- Offers due
- 3:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 per the notice text; the SAM response deadline field shows 2026-10-28 4:00 PM (UTC-04:00), so confirm the time
- How to submit
- Email to tovah.gibson.1@us.af.mil; request access to the restricted RFI by email first
What to include when you submit
- Email your name, company and CAGE code to get the restricted RFI
- Provide documentation of bona fide capability and estimated costs
- Give company name, address, point of contact, CAGE code, phone, email and web page, also for teaming or joint venture partners
- State small business and socioeconomic status (VOSB, SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, 8(a))
You must have
- Must request access to the restricted RFI (contains CUI) with a CAGE code
The RFI is restricted and will not be released to the general public.
- Capability to perform the full requirement, with documentation
to identify potential sources that may possess the capability to provide for the Air Force
Not in the notice text
- The detailed requirements document, which is restricted and obtained by email
- Estimated value
- Contract type and exact period of performance
- Whether any set-aside is planned (SAM lists none)
- Export, security and facility clearance requirements
- Identity of the partner nation (only 'North Africa' is stated)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 28, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- FA8625-27-R-B001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8625 AFLCMC WLNK C130
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 488190
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433
- Contracting contact
- Tovah Gibsontovah.gibson.1@us.af.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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