Presolicitation
11F | C-5 | Panel, Fillet Fairing
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDefense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a five-year indefinite quantity contract (IQC) for C-5 aircraft fillet fairing panels, NSN 1560-008394561, with an estimated 40 each per year. The text says the solicitation will be a total small business set-aside and will be issued on or about November 9, 2026 on DIBBS. SAM.gov lists a response due date of December 7, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a five-year indefinite quantity contract (IQC) for C-5 aircraft fillet fairing panels, NSN 1560-008394561, with an estimated 40 each per year. The text says the solicitation will be a total small business set-aside and will be issued on or about November 9, 2026 on DIBBS. SAM.gov lists a response due date of December 7, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business: the solicitation is to be issued as a total small business set-aside (SAM.gov does not state a set-aside).
- Certified by the Department of Defense to access restricted unclassified technical data, by submitting Form DD 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) to the Defense Logistics Information Services.
How to submit: The solicitation will be on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp; no paper copy.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Total small business set-aside planned. Only small businesses can bid. SAM.gov does not state a set-aside, so confirm in the solicitation.
- Serious: DD Form 2345 data certification required. The drawing data is restricted to firms certified by the Department of Defense. Getting certified takes a filing with the Defense Logistics Information Services before you can see the data.
- Serious: Government first article testing required. You deliver a first article and wait for Government approval before producing. Approval takes up to 180 days after the Government receives it.
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- Worth checking: Solicitation not yet issued. The solicitation is expected on or about November 9, 2026 on DIBBS. SAM.gov lists December 7, 2026 as the response due date; check the solicitation for the final due date.
- Minor: Date passed (Apr 15, 1987): Old drawing. The part is made to a drawing dated April 15, 1987. Confirm you can build to it.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Make PANEL, FILLET FAIRING, part number 4F12364-122B, to basic drawing 4F12364 revision E (NSN 1560-008394561)
- Estimated annual quantity of 40 each over a 5-year base period, no options
- First article testing (a sample unit the Government tests and approves before production)
- First article delivery 250 days after receipt of order; Government approval or disapproval 180 days after receiving it
- Production units delivered 250 days after Government approval
- First article: inspection at origin, acceptance at destination, FOB destination; production units: inspection and acceptance at origin, FOB origin
- Contract type
- Indefinite quantity contract (IQC): the Government orders as needed over the contract term
- Period of performance
- 5-year base period with zero options
- Place of performance
- Richmond, VA, USA (as listed on SAM.gov)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- Dec 7, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp; no paper copy.
What to include when you submit
- Get the solicitation from DIBBS on its issue date; it is a PDF.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation (price schedule, clauses, evaluation, how to send an offer) will be on DIBBS and is not in this notice.
- How the award will be decided and which factors are evaluated are not stated.
- Minimum and maximum order quantities and the Government's estimated value are not stated.
- NAICS code is blank on SAM.gov.
- Where the parts are delivered (destination) is not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- SAM.gov lists no set-aside, but the notice text limits who can bid:
- The notice mentions export-controlled data. You may need a Joint Certification Program (DD Form 2345) approval to see the drawings.
- The notice text says this is set aside for small businesses, but SAM.gov lists no set-aside. Ask the contracting officer which one applies before you bid.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The solicitation will be on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp; no paper copy. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation, Richmond, VA
- Product/service code
- 1560 · Airframe Structural Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 1560)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
11F | C-5 | PANEL, FILLET FAIRING NSN: 1560-008394561, IQC PR: 1000247240, ITEM: PANEL, FILLET FAIRING THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 98897 4F12364 REVISION NR E DTD 04/15/1987 PART PIECE NUMBER: 4F12364-122B THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 40 EACH. GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING IS REQUIRED. DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ARTICLE WILL BE 250 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER (DARO). GOVERNMENT APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL WILL BE 180 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 250 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT DESTINATION. FIRST ARTICLE TERMS: INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION. PRODUCTION UNIT TERMS: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN, FOB ORIGIN. THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 09, 2026.
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