Solicitation
Solicitation of the Bulkhead, Aircraft
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W58RGZ-26-R-0049
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Army Contracting Command-Redstone is buying 22 aircraft bulkheads for the UH-60 helicopter as a one-time, firm-fixed-price supply buy. It is posted with no set-aside, but the solicitation says only Sikorsky and General Electric have the needed technical data. The Army says it intends to award sole-source to General Electric because Sikorsky will not bid. Deliveries start 540 days after award, and offers are due October 15, 2026.
Watch out for
- Sole-source intent to General Electric. The Army has already said it plans to award to General Electric, so a small business is very unlikely to win unless it can show it has access to the technical data or can change the Army's approach.
submit a bid; therefore, the Government intends to solicit this contract to General Electric Company on a sole source basis.
- Technical data is controlled and limited to two sources. The technical data package is only available to those with a DD 2345 certification and CMMC proof, and the Army says only Sikorsky and GE have access, so you cannot price or build the part without it.
obtain technical data, provide your current DD 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement obtained
- Evaluation and award criteria are missing. The table of contents lists Section M (Evaluation Factors for Award), but no Section M text appears in the pages provided, so there is no way to know how an offer would be judged.
- Very long lead time. Deliveries do not even begin until 540 days (about 18 months) after award, which ties up cash and supply-chain planning for a long time.
Delivery shall commence 540 days after contract award
- Cybersecurity and compliance load. The contract includes covered defense information safeguarding and NIST SP 800-171 assessment clauses plus CMMC proof, which takes real time and money for a small shop to meet.
NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Unclear submission method. The offer address is blank in the text provided and the solicitation warns that submission instructions may differ (PIEE vs email), so you must confirm with the contract specialist.
i. This solicitation may contain different offer submission instructions than other solicitations released by the same Contracting
- Conflicting contract and shipping terms. The text cites FAR 52.216-22 (an indefinite-quantity clause) for a one-time buy, lists both FOB origin and FOB destination clauses, and the sealed-bid and negotiated boxes are not marked in the text, so terms need clarifying.
A-1. This will be a sole-source, One-time buy, Firm Fixed Price contract pursuant to FAR 52.216-22.
- Heavy pricing paperwork. The proposal adequacy checklist asks for detailed cost build-ups (materials, labor, overhead, subcontracts), which is a big lift for a small supplier.
The offeror shall complete the following checklist, providing location of requested information, or an explanation of why the requested
Full brief
What they want
- Make and deliver 22 Bulkhead, Aircraft units (NSN 1560-01-345-4800, part number 70308-03801-116) for the UH-60
- Start deliveries 540 days after award, at 2 units per month until all are shipped
- Pack to MIL-STD-2073-1 (military preservation, Level B) with ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging
- Mark parts with item unique identification (IUID) and apply barcode marking to MIL-STD-129
- Meet a higher-level quality standard (ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100 or equivalent)
- Support inspection and acceptance at origin and invoice through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, one-time buy supply contract (DO-rated order under DPAS)
- Period of performance
- Delivery starts 540 days after contract award, at a rate of 2 per month until shipped complete (22 units)
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the notice (the field is blank). Inspection, acceptance and FOB point are listed as Origin.
- Offers due
- October 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM (the solicitation form shows 4:30pm with no time zone; SAM.gov lists 16:30 at a -05:00 offset)
- How to submit
- Not clearly stated. The 'Address Offer To' block is blank in the text provided, and the solicitation says submission may be through the PIEE Solicitation Module or by email. Contact: Pamela Pritchard, pamela.n.pritchard.civ@army.mil.
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign the SF 33 offer: unit price for the 22 units, offer acceptance period (60 calendar days unless you insert another), prompt-payment discount, acknowledgment of amendments
- Complete the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7993) with your proposal
- Complete the representations and certifications (annual reps in SAM or the individual Section K provisions)
- List any technical data or software you want to restrict (K-6 assertion table, or write 'none'); missing or unsigned assertions can make the offer ineligible
- Fill in the contractor point-of-contact block (A-13)
- To get the technical data, email your DD 2345 and CMMC printout to the address given in the solicitation (A-14)
You must have
- Only Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and General Electric Company are treated as eligible sources because only they have the technical data; the Army intends to award to General Electric
General Electric Company, CAGE Code:(99207), 1000 Western Ave, Lynn, MA 01905-2655, because they are the only sources having access to
- Active SAM.gov registration and annual representations and certifications
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT-REGISTRATION (FEB2026)
- To get the controlled technical data, you need a current DD 2345 (Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement from the JCP) and proof of CMMC level 2 (self-assessment or higher) in SPRS
obtain technical data, provide your current DD 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement obtained
- CMMC level at least level 2 self-assessment, shown in the PIEE SPRS module
shows that you have the same level or higher required by this solicitation in DFARS Provision 252.204-7025.
- Quality system: ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100 or equivalent, flowed down to critical subcontractors
ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001:2015, as 9100 or Equivalent
- Item unique identification (IUID) marking on delivered parts
Item Unique Identification (IUID) markings are required.
- Must accept a DO-rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (priority performance rules apply)
[ X ] DO rated order; certified for national defense,
- Complete the proposal adequacy checklist, which points to cost or pricing data (cost breakdowns, subcontract quotes, rates) unless an exception applies
The offeror shall complete the following checklist, providing location of requested information, or an explanation of why the requested
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The Army says Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE 78286) told the Government it will not bid, and it intends to buy from General Electric Company (CAGE 99207, Lynn, MA) on a sole-source basis.
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors and how the award would be decided (Section M is listed in the table of contents but is not in the text provided)
- Exactly how and where to submit an offer (PIEE vs email), since the 'Address Offer To' block is blank
- Whether the solicitation is a sealed bid or a negotiated buy (the form boxes are not marked in the text; Section A mentions FAR Part 15 negotiation)
- Whether certified cost or pricing data is required or an exception applies
- Place of performance and the ship-to and inspection locations (several fields show TBD or are blank)
- Estimated value or any price target; none is stated
- Whether the Army will consider any source other than General Electric, and what it would take to qualify
- About 41,000 characters in the middle of the clauses section were left out of the text provided, including part of the technical data rights clauses
- Section J (list of attachments) and any drawings or specifications for the part were not in the text provided
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W58RGZ-26-R-0049
- 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
- Contracting contact
- Pamela Pritchardpamela.n.pritchard.civ@army.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The purpose of this notice is to post the official solicitation for procurement of the Bulkhead, Aircraft, for the UH-60. Please see attachment for further details.
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