Sources Sought
Remanufacture of KC-135 Gearbox Assembly, NSN 1680007986073FL
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. 1680007986073FL
Due in 21 daysSmall business
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The Air Force at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, is doing market research (a sources sought notice, not a solicitation) to find companies that can remanufacture or repair the KC-135 Rudder Trim Gearbox Assembly, NSN 1680-00-798-6073. No contract is being awarded from this notice. The Air Force wants to learn who can do the work and whether it can be a small business set-aside; companies must also be approved (source approval) before they can win later work.
Watch out for
- Not a solicitation. This is market research only, there is no solicitation yet and no funds, so responding does not mean you will get work.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
- Source approval is needed. A company not already approved must prepare and submit a Source Approval Request package, which can take time and engineering effort.
Because of the complexity of the item, pre-approval is required.
- Technical data comes on request. The repair data list shows technical order 16G1-101-3 is furnished by the contracting officer on request, and technical orders must be requested from the Tinker Public Sales Office.
R - FURNISHED BY PCO UPON REQUEST
- Set-aside status is not final. The notice header says small business total set-aside, but the Air Force says it is still deciding and may break the work out by airframe.
breaking the requirement out by airframe.
- Existing approved sources. About a dozen firms (for example Boeing, Moog, Triumph and others) are already listed as approved or potential sources, so competition from established companies is likely.
THE BOEING COMPANY 81205 13 MAR 2009
Read from the notice and 3 attachments.
- 762_007986073.pdf
- RDL_007986073.pdf
- SSS 26-02754.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Remanufacture or repair the KC-135 Gearbox Assembly (Rudder Trim Gearbox Assembly), part number 65-46075-3, NSN 1680007986073FL
- Supply all labor, material, facilities and equipment for repair, test, preservation and packaging, and return of the unit to the Government
- Handle supply chain management, parts forecasting, long-lead parts, obsolescence and delivery of completed assets
- Show interest through SAM.gov and send the requested business information
- Get source approval (a Source Approval Request package) if you want to be qualified for the item
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK 73145
- Estimated value
- No contract value is stated. The repair worksheet shows an annual repair quantity of 84 units, a latest repair cost of $1,040.00, a forecast unit price of $9,358.50 and an annual repair budget value of $87,360.00; these numbers do not match each other.
- Offers due
- October 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM Central (UTC-5), per the notice
- How to submit
- Select the 'Add me to interested vendors' button on SAM.gov, and send only the Part I business information to the workflow email on the sources sought form (the email address was not readable in the text provided). Source Approval Request packages go through DoD SAFE to 429SCMS.SASPO.Workflow@us.af.mil.
What to include when you submit
- Part I business information: company name, address, point of contact, CAGE code, phone, email, web page, size under the NAICS code
- State whether you are small, woman-owned, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, veteran-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned
- Give your Unique Entity ID (UEI) and say whether you are domestically or foreign owned
- Include teaming or joint venture partners' information if applicable
- Oral submissions are not accepted; do not contact the originator of the post with questions
- Technical orders can be requested from the Tinker AFB Public Sales Office (AFLCMC.LZP.PUBSALES@us.af.mil); engineering drawings through the public sales desk listed in the notice
You must have
- Source approval is required to be qualified to do this work; the worksheet says pre-contract qualification is required and pre-approval is needed because of the item's complexity
Potential sources wishing to be qualified to perform the requirement specified above are REQUIRED to complete a
- Pre-approval needed because of the complexity of the item
Because of the complexity of the item, pre-approval is required.
- Small business set-aside is shown on the notice (Small Business Set-Aside - Total), but the sources sought text says the Government is still deciding whether to set it aside
determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside.
- Active SAM registration with a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code
Current contractor
No current contractor is named. The worksheet lists past contract repair sources: Mid-America Aerotech, LLC (contract FA811811M0004, March 2011), Turbine Controls, LLC (FA811810D00420001, November 2010) and Oxwell Inc (June 1998).
Not in the notice text
- Planned contract type, term and estimated value
- The workflow email for sending business information (not readable in the attachment text provided)
- Part number, NSN and quantity table inside the sources sought form (several fields were blank in the extracted text)
- The qualification requirements (QR/RQR) and the list of technical orders, which are said to be attached or embedded but were not provided
- Whether special tools or special test equipment are required (the worksheet check mark is unclear)
- Whether the work will become a small business set-aside
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 30, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 1680007986073FL
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8118 Afsc Pzabb
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1680
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK
- Contracting contact
- Garrett Wagesgarrett.wages@us.af.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Accessories Branch at Tinker AFB, OK (AFSC/PZABB) is seeking sources for Remanufacture of the KC135 Gearbox Assembly. Interested parties should refer to the attachments in this SSS.
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