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Manufacturing Qualification Requirements (MQR) for Commodity Critical Safety and Critical Application Items (848 SCMG MQR)
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. 848_SCMG_MQR_17_AUG_2020
Due in 552 daysApproved sources only
Only listed manufacturers' parts are accepted. Distributors of the approved part can still quote.
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The 848th Supply Chain Management Group at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma is publishing manufacturing qualification requirements for many aircraft commodity items such as structures, instruments and accessories. Companies that want to make these parts for the Air Force must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to become an approved source. The list of items is in an attached Master Item List.
Watch out for
- Source approval needed before any contract. Making critical safety and critical application aircraft parts requires a formal approval process that can take significant time and engineering documentation.
must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package
- Item list is in an attachment. You cannot tell which parts are covered without the attached Master Item List.
848 SCMG Master Item List July 2020.pdf
- Not a contract opportunity by itself. This is a qualification notice for becoming an approved source; it is not an award or a request for offers.
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Full brief
What they want
- Vendors who want to become approved manufacturers of the listed commodity items
- A Source Approval Request (SAR) package for each item or application
- Comments and suggestions from industry on the MQR requirements
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, USA
- Offers due
- 2028-04-11T12:00:00-04:00 (response deadline field)
- How to submit
- SAR package; the notice says to contact the 848 SCMG through the email provided, which is not shown in the text
What to include when you submit
- Follow AFMCI 23-113 and the 848 SCMG MQR document to build the SAR package
- The MQR applies only to manufacturing SAR packages
You must have
- Be approved as a source through the Source Approval Request (SAR) process before supplying these parts
must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package
Not in the notice text
- Which specific items are on the Master Item List (attachment)
- The contact email for the 848 SCMG
- The full 848 SCMG MQR document
- NAICS code and PSC are blank in the notice fields
- Whether and when any purchases will follow qualification
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Key facts
- Response due
- Apr 11, 2028, 4:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Apr 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 848_SCMG_MQR_17_AUG_2020
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8122 Afsc Pzaab
- Place of performance
- Tinker Afb, OK, 73145
- Contracting contact
- SASPO office429SCMS.SASPO.Workflow@us.af.mil
- Versions
- 4 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This information is posted in order to publicize the establishment of manufacturing qualification requirements (MQRs) for the items listed in the “848 SCMG Master Item List July 2020.pdf” attached in this posting. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), potential vendors wishing to become qualified as an approved source of supply for manufacturing items specified in the subject Master Item List must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package. Air Force Material Command Instruction 23-113, Material Management, Pre-award Qualification of New or Additional Parts, Sources and the Use of the Source Approval Request (SAR) and the 848 SCMG MQR document serve as the basis for creating and submitting a SAR package. AFMCI 23-113 implements FAR requirements and Air Force Policy and procedures. The 848 SCMG MQR is applicable to only manufacturing SAR packages and references relevant sections of AFMCI 23-113 where needed and serves to clarify requirements the proposed offeror (i.e., potential supplier) must satisfy in order to obtain source approval to manufacture a commodity item for a specific application. The 848 SCMG MQR covers a variety of different commodity items managed by the 848th Supply Chain Management Group, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, under the Air Force Sustainment Center. Commodity items managed by the 848 SCMG span a number of different categories to include structures, instruments, and accessory items used on a number of major aircraft operated by the US Air Force. The 848 SCMG Master Item List provides each item's: National Stock Number; Nomenclature; managing Group; managing Squadron; Mission, Design, Series (MDS); Type, Model, Series (TMS); and Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) data for each item. Notes: AMSC are limited to: C, D, K, M, N, P, Q, R, S, and V. In general, “MDS” is the combination of numbers/letters used to describe different aircraft and “TMS” is the number/letter combinations used for equipment, engines, missiles, etc. Comments and suggestions regarding this MQR are welcome. If industry has suggestions, to include clarifications or changes to the specified requirements, please contact the 848 SCMG through the email provided.