Sources Sought
Repair and Recore of Oil Coolers utilized on the MH65 Aircraft
Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Coast Guard
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice (a market research request, not a request for quotes) from the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center. It looks for OEM (original equipment manufacturer) certified sources able to repair and recore (rebuild the core of) the MH-65 aircraft oil cooler. Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells U.S. Coast Guard who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
AI summary Beta
This is a sources sought notice (a market research request, not a request for quotes) from the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center. It looks for OEM (original equipment manufacturer) certified sources able to repair and recore (rebuild the core of) the MH-65 aircraft oil cooler. Capability statements are due by the response due date of November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern.
Who can bid
- An FAA Repair Station Certificate or a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Part 145 equivalent, and a certification or letter as an OEM approved Maintenance Repair Facility
How to submit: Email to Hartley.K.Askew2@uscg.mil with 70Z03827IB0000001 in the subject line; telephone responses are not accepted. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 19, 2026.
- Serious: OEM approved repair facility needed. The oil coolers are flight-critical parts, and the notice asks for an FAA or EASA repair station certificate plus an OEM approval letter, which most small shops lack.
- Worth checking: Sources sought only, not a solicitation. No contract will come from this notice, and responding does not put you on a bidders list; any solicitation will be posted later and you must respond to that too.
- Worth checking: Small business must do 50% with own employees. Small firms are asked whether at least 50 percent of the personnel cost will go to their own employees, as FAR 52.219-14 requires.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Repair and recore the MH-65 Oil Cooler, National Stock Number (NSN) 2930-12-348-4886, part number 53139, following the OEM Component Maintenance Manual (CMM)
- Recore components that cannot be repaired under the CMM, if required, following the OEM's technical requirements
- Send a capability statement and answers to 12 questions about certifications, parts access, lead time, warranty and facility location
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 11:00 AM ET
- How to submit
- Email to Hartley.K.Askew2@uscg.mil with 70Z03827IB0000001 in the subject line; telephone responses are not accepted
What to include when you submit
- Send a capability statement plus answers to the 12 questions in the notice
- Say whether you are the OEM or OEM Repair certified, and whether you hold Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or equivalent repair certifications
- Say whether you can get OEM replacement parts, your lead time, and whether you offer a warranty on repairs
- If small, state your socioeconomic classification, whether you can perform at least 50% of the work with your own employees, and what you subcontract
- Say whether the work is exempt from the Service Contract Labor Standards and where your repair facility is
- Say whether you can provide the flight-critical documentation listed in the notice
Not in the notice text
- Quantity of oil coolers, contract type and period of performance
- Whether a set-aside will apply; SAM.gov states none
- Place of performance and delivery terms
- Whether and when a solicitation will be published
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Aviation Logistics Center (ALC)(00038), Elizabeth City, NC
- Product/service code
- J029 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Engine Accessories
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 488190)
- 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
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