Sources Sought
Aircraft Maintenance Fixture for KC-135 Spoiler Actuator
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA8517-27-R-0056
Due in 17 days
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The Air Force (AFSC PZAAC) is doing market research for a test fixture used in maintaining the KC-135 spoiler actuator (part number F71196-501, NSN 4920-00-545-2479RH). The work is at Warner Robins, Georgia, with delivery 15 months after award. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a solicitation, and interested companies answer a questionnaire in the attachment.
Watch out for
- Contractor furnishes everything. You must supply all material, support equipment, tools and test equipment, which raises up-front cost and risk.
Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services.
- Long delivery schedule with qualification requirements. Delivery is 15 months after award and the notice refers to qualification requirements whose details are in the attachment.
- No reimbursement for responding. Responding to this market survey is at your own cost.
The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey.
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Full brief
What they want
- Aircraft maintenance fixture used to test the KC-135 Spoiler Actuator
- Furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment and services
- Deliver 15 months after receipt of award
- Answer the questionnaire in the attachment and send it to the points of contact
- Period of performance
- Delivery 15 months after receipt of award
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, GA, USA
- Offers due
- 2026-10-22 4:00 PM Eastern (16:00 -04:00)
- How to submit
- Email questionnaire answers to the primary POC (latonya.jackson.1@us.af.mil) and secondary POC (cory.harris.4@us.af.mil)
What to include when you submit
- Read the attachment in its entirety
- Provide answers to the questionnaire and send them to both points of contact
- Send any questions by email
You must have
- Must have the expertise, capabilities and experience to meet the qualification requirements for the fixture
may posses the expertise, capabilites, and experience to successfully meet the qualification requirements
Not in the notice text
- Questionnaire content and qualification requirements (in the attachment)
- Quantity of fixtures
- Expected contract type and evaluation method
- Estimated value
- Whether a set-aside will be used (none is listed)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- FA8517-27-R-0056
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8517 Afsc Pzaac
- NAICS
- 488190
- Business type
- Transportation, logistics & vehicles
- Place of performance
- Warner Robins, GA, 31098
- Contracting contact
- Latonya Jacksonlatonya.jackson.1@us.af.mil
- Versions
- 4 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that may posses the expertise, capabilites, and experience to successfully meet the qualification requirements for an aircraft maintenance fixture utilized for testing of the KC-135 Spoiler Actuator. the following part number and NSN: Part Number NSN F71196-501 4920-00-545-2479RH Contractor shall furnish all material, support equipment, tools, test equipment, and services. The government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. ***Delivery schedule: 15 MONTHS AFTER RECIEPT OF AWARD*** *** PLEASE READ THE ATTACHMENT AND IT'S ENTERITY. INTERESSTED PERSON'S SHOULD PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUBMIT THEM TO THE FOLLOWING POC's. ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.*** PRIMARY POC: Latonya Jackson; latonya.jackson.1@us.af.mil Secondary POC: Cory Harris; cory.harris.4@us.af.mil
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