Solicitation
Spares for AH-64 Apache of NOUN: Insulation, Thermal, PN:7-511141641-059, NSN:1560-01-679-4035
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W58RGZ-26-B-0034
Due in 18 days
AI summary Beta
The U.S. Army (Army Contracting Command-Redstone) wants a supplier of thermal insulation spare parts for the AH-64 Apache helicopter (NSN 1560-01-679-4035, PN 7-511141641-059). It plans a single 5-year firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract (orders placed as needed) for between 177 and 1,415 parts, awarded by sealed bid to the lowest total price. There is no set-aside, and the notice gives Huntsville, AL as the place of performance.
Watch out for
- Technical data limited to two sources. Only Thermal Structures, Inc. and Boeing are named as holders of the technical data, so a new small business may be unable to build to the drawing and may need approval or data access first.
Technical data requirement is restricted to the following:
- Third-party CMMC Level 2 certification required. A C3PAO certification is costly and takes months, and you must have it before award, so a firm with no certification cannot bid.
The CMMC level required by this solicitation is: CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO).
- CMMC level is unclear. The notice provision says Level 2 (C3PAO) but the matching clause 252.204-7021 still has a blank for the level, so ask the contracting officer to confirm it.
[Contracting Officer insert: CMMC Level 1 (Self); CMMC Level 2 (Self); CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO); or CMMC Level 3 (DIBCAC) ]
- No late bids. Sealed bids that arrive after the deadline are almost never accepted, and the deadline was moved one hour earlier by an amendment.
Under sealed bidding rules (FAR 52.214-7), late bids cannot be accepted EXCEPT under extremely narrow exceptions.
- Unbalanced pricing can sink a bid. With five separate yearly prices, a price that looks too high or too low on any year can get the whole bid rejected even if the total is lowest.
The offerors bid will be evaluated for unbalanced pricing as defined in RFO 15.404-6.
- Unencrypted files only. Encrypted or password-protected files make the bid nonresponsive, and you must request a drop-off link by email first.
Do not encrypt files sent via DoD SAFE.
- Long price commitment and unknown order volumes. You must hold prices for 180 days and then supply for five years at firm prices, and the government only guarantees the minimum of 177 parts with orders subject to funds.
if this offer is accepted within 180 calendar days from the date for receipt of offers specified above
- Closing time changed by amendment. Amendment 0001 moved the closing time one hour earlier, so make sure you acknowledge it and plan for 11 AM Central.
is update the closing time from 12 PM to 11 AM.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- W58RGZ26B0034-0001.pdf
- W58RGZ26B0034 Original.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Supply AH-64 Apache Insulation, Thermal spare parts (NSN 1560-01-679-4035, PN 7-511141641-059)
- Minimum 177 and maximum 1,415 parts over the whole contract; the first delivery order at award covers the minimum
- Give a firm fixed unit price for each of 5 yearly ordering periods (CLINs 0001AA, 1001AA, 2001AA, 3001AA, 4001AA), with quantity price breaks if any
- Deliver FOB Destination; shipping details come with each delivery order
- Pack to MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129, with ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging
- Follow ISO 9001:2015 quality standard and provide a certificate of conformance
- Contract type
- Sealed bid (IFB); single firm-fixed-price IDIQ supply contract with delivery orders; DO-rated (priority) order
- Period of performance
- 5 years (60 months): five 1-year ordering periods starting at contract award
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, AL per the notice; ship-to addresses are blank in the documents and will be set in each delivery order
- How they'll choose
- Sealed bid: award to the responsible bidder with the lowest total evaluated price. The government multiplies an estimated 283 parts per year by each yearly unit price and adds them up. Bids are also checked for price reasonableness and unbalanced pricing.
- Offers due
- 27 October 2026 at 11 A.M. Central Daylight Time (closing time changed from 12 PM to 11 AM by Amendment 0001); bid opening 28 October 2026 at 11 A.M. CDT on Microsoft Teams
- How to submit
- Electronically through DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil). First email Kevin K. Corrica (kevin.k.corrica.civ@army.mil) and Ben A. Henson (ben.a.henson.civ@army.mil) to request a drop-off link, giving your name, email, company name and solicitation number. The link is valid 14 days.
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest total evaluated price (283 parts per year x unit price for each of the 5 CLINs)
- Price reasonableness
- Unbalanced pricing check (a bid with CLIN prices far too high or low may be rejected)
What to include when you submit
- Bids must stay valid for 180 calendar days
- Submit a completed and signed SF 33, a cost/price proposal and any applicable technical documents as PDF and/or Excel files, each named with the IFB number and offeror name
- Fill in Sections A (SF 33), I and K and sign; capture signatures in an Acrobat PDF
- Enter firm fixed unit prices for the 5 ordering-period CLINs and list any quantity price breaks
- Include the CMMC unique identifier(s) from SPRS for each system that handles FCI or CUI
- Include contractor point of contact: name, telephone, fax, email
- Do not encrypt files sent through DoD SAFE
- Acknowledge Amendment 0001 with your bid
- Confirm receipt with the contract specialist and contracting officer, since upload alone is not a complete submission
You must have
- CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) cybersecurity status, which is certified by an outside assessor (not a self-assessment), entered in SPRS with a current affirmation before award, for each system that handles federal contract information or controlled unclassified information. Note that the clause 252.204-7021 text leaves the level blank.
The CMMC level required by this solicitation is: CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO).
- Technical data for this part is restricted to two named sources (Thermal Structures, Inc. and The Boeing Company); other firms need to find out if and how they can qualify or get the data
Technical data requirement is restricted to the following:
- Comply with the ISO 9001:2015 higher-level quality standard
ISO 9001:2015
- Active SAM registration and Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) registration for invoicing
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT-REGISTRATION (FEB2026)
- NIST SP 800-171 DoD assessment requirements and safeguarding of covered defense information apply
NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2023)
- Must follow DPAS rules for a DO-rated (priority) order
[ X ] DO rated order;
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The technical data is restricted to Thermal Structures, Inc. (CAGE 54787) and The Boeing Company (CAGE 8V613), which are likely the current approved sources.
Not in the notice text
- Estimated dollar value of the contract
- Delivery schedule and ship-to addresses (to be set in each delivery order; the ship-to fields are blank)
- How a firm outside the two named companies could get the technical data package or drawing
- Whether source approval or first article testing is needed for a new supplier
- Which CMMC level actually applies, since the clause and the provision do not match
- Whether the government will consider small business or other bidders as equal, given no set-aside and restricted technical data
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 27, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W58RGZ-26-B-0034
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Rsa
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1560
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, AL
- Contracting contact
- Ben Hensonben.a.henson.civ@army.mil5206748470
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Solicitation for spare parts for AH-64 Apache Insulation, Thermal with NSN:1560-01-679-4035.
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