Solicitation
F/A-18 E-G, LTC, Flight Control Surfaces
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy · Sol. N0038326RT052
Due in 9 days
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NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (U.S. Navy) wants one contractor to repair and modify F/A-18E/F and EA-18G flight control surfaces (ailerons, leading edge flaps, trailing edge flaps and horizontal stabilizers) under a firm-fixed-price requirements contract. The contract is for a five-year base period plus one unpriced five-year option. The notice lists no place of performance. Offers are due 17 October 2026, but the instructions to offerors and the evaluation criteria are not in the documents provided.
Watch out for
- Unpriced option period. The second five years are unpriced, so a bidder cannot lock in option prices and the total value is uncertain.
one (1) unpriced five-year option period
- Heavy capital and tooling burden. The government will not furnish tooling or test equipment unless it says so, and the work needs advanced inspection equipment (C-scan, MAUS, X-ray, eddy current) and facilities.
responsibility of the Contractor unless specifically identified to be provided as Government Furnished
- Engineering and OEM data dependence. Repairs rely on Navy and OEM engineering approvals, and the facility or subcontractor must be OEM- or government-approved, which is hard for a new small vendor.
incorporations at the facility or at a subcontractor approved by the OEM or government.
- Over and Above work cannot start without agreement. Extra damage is priced separately and the contractor cannot proceed until the Navy accepts the proposal, which can add delay and cash-flow risk.
The Contractor will not proceed with OAR effort until a pricing proposal
- Beyond-economical-repair rule. Units may be scrapped when repair cost passes 80% of the item's replacement price, and replacement prices run from about $205,000 to over $1,000,000 per item, so errors in scoping are costly.
if the cost to repair the unit exceeds 80% of the replacement price as stated on Exhibit
- Cost and software data reporting. A DD 2794 CSDR plan requires detailed cost and hour reports for years, and the contractor must host a readiness review, which adds accounting-system and admin burden.
The contractor shall host a CSDR-RR at the contractor
- Long repair turnaround and volume. Exhibit A lists turnaround times of 119 to 549 days per item and estimated yearly quantities (for example 60 horizontal stabilizers a year), so shop capacity and scheduling matter.
- Documents disagree on unapproved repair sources. The horizontal stabilizer SOW says repairs at an unapproved source are not authorized, while the trailing edge flap SOW says they are done at the contractor's own risk; flight-hour induction limits also differ by part (5,900 vs 5,400).
facility are done at the Contractor’s own risk.
Read from the notice and 8 attachments.
- FCS Statement of Work (SOW).pdf
- List of NIINs and Quantities.pdf
- CDRL FlexFile.pdf
- RDT.pdf
- Packaging.pdf
- Attachment 05 CSDR Plan.pdf
- Repair Tier Attachment.pdf
- CDRL Quantity Data Report.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Repair and upgrade (modify) F/A-18E/F and EA-18G flight control surfaces to Ready For Issue condition: ailerons, inboard and outboard leading edge flaps, trailing edge flaps (R1 and R2) and horizontal stabilizers
- Induct each retrograde unit, then tear down, inspect and evaluate it, including 100% non-destructive inspection (C-scan, MAUS, X-ray, eddy current)
- Do a First Article Inspection plan and standard repairs from Navy and OEM-approved procedures, and incorporate outstanding Technical Directives
- Price extra damage as Over and Above Repair (OAR) proposals, and report Beyond Physical or Economical Repair units to the Navy
- Keep an ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality system, a calibration system, configuration management and material and parts controls
- Complete Scheduled Removal Component (SRC) cards, keep repair history data, and pack and ship in the NAVSUP-defined way
- Provide Cost and Software Data Reporting (CSDR) cost and hour reports and quantity reports, and host a CSDR readiness review after award
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) requirements contract; work is ordered through delivery orders and over-and-above repairs are priced separately
- Period of performance
- 5-year base period plus one unpriced 5-year option period
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the notice. Repairs are done at the contractor's facility or an OEM- or government-approved subcontractor; shipping is defined in the NAVSUP Repair Order
- Offers due
- 2026-10-17 at 22:00 (time zone not stated in the notice)
What to include when you submit
- Offer instructions, forms and file formats are not in the documents provided
- The CSDR plan and Exhibit A list the items and estimated yearly quantities offerors will need to price
You must have
- Open to all businesses; the notice shows no set-aside (NAICS 336413)
- Quality system meeting ISO 9001 and SAE AS9100, subject to Government review and approval
system that meets, at a minimum, the requirements of ISO 9001 and SAE AS9100.
- Calibration system meeting ANSI/NCSL Z540 or ISO 10012-1
The contractor shall maintain a calibration system that meets the requirements of ANSI/NCSL Z540
- Critical Safety Item and Critical Application Item parts may only come from approved sources of supply
CSI/CAI parts may only be procured from approved
- Engineering sign-off authority (NAVDER) only goes to contractor employees appointed by NAVAIR; major repair dispositions still need Navy review
subcontractor employees that are authorized as NAVDER agents will be appointed by NAVAIR Air Vehicle
- Repair facility and any subcontractor must be approved by the OEM or the government; changes need prior written approval from the contracting officer
incorporations at the facility or at a subcontractor approved by the OEM or government.
Current contractor
Not stated directly. The draft Resource Distribution Table names Boeing as the contractor and the CSDR plan names The Boeing Company, Boeing Global Services, St Louis, MO as the reporting organization (contract number shown as 'TBD - (N-13-F-C44)'), which suggests a Boeing follow-on
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation method and factors (no instructions to offerors or evaluation section was provided)
- How and where to submit an offer, time zone for the deadline, required volumes and page limits
- Estimated contract value (Exhibit A gives replacement prices and estimated yearly quantities only)
- Place of performance and delivery or shipping destinations
- Whether a basic ordering agreement or other existing contract is required (the SOW refers to a BOA contract and delivery orders)
- Pricing schedule structure (CLINs for basic, Over and Above and option work)
- Middle part of the statement of work and most Technical Directive baseline details (Attachment B) were left out of the text provided
- Security, facility clearance, small business subcontracting plan and other clause requirements
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 18, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- N0038326RT052
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Navy
- Office
- NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1560
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Christina Foleychristina.m.foley5.civ@us.navy.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This solicitation is for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Requirements contract for the repair and modification of F/A- 18E/F & EA-18G Flight Control Surfaces (FCS). The Government intends to award a single contract with a five (5) year base period and one (1) unpriced five-year option period. This contract is intended to provide a flexible and responsive solution for the sustainment of critical FCS components.
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