Solicitation
SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR OVERHAUL B-1 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATORS
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force · Sol. FA811826RB002
Due in 7 days
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The U.S. Air Force (Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants a contractor to overhaul B-1B electro-mechanical actuators (NSN 1680-01-148-4142RK, part U53-A) that the government supplies. The plan is a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with one 5-year period of performance, awarded to one contractor on lowest price. Only vendors that are already approved sources for this item can get the award.
Watch out for
- Approved-source (qualification) requirement. Only vendors already qualified for this part can win; if you are not, you must get approved through the Tinker AFB source approval process, which can take a long time.
Qualification requirements apply.
- Conflicting offer due dates. SAM.gov shows October 15, 2026, but the amended solicitation form says October 12, 2026 (and the original said October 2); confirm the real deadline with the contracting officer.
UNTIL: 12 Oct 2026 03:00 PM CST
- Pre-award survey and initial production evaluation. The government inspects your facility, tools and test plans before award and checks three sample units after award, and delivery is on hold until you pass.
A Pre-Award Survey and/or Initial Production Evaluation (IPE) is required.
- Over and above costs are folded into the unit price. Extra work found during overhaul is paid only if the government approves it, so you carry the risk of unexpected repairs in a fixed price.
(excluding missing parts) shall be included in the unit price.
- Funds not yet available. The government has no obligation to pay until funds are made available, so orders may be delayed.
Funds are not presently available for this contract.
- Heavy compliance and reporting load. The PWS requires supply chain risk, continuity of operations and cybersecurity plans (including NIST SP 800-171), calibrated special test equipment, and daily, monthly and annual reports, which is a lot of overhead for a small shop.
7.4.1. The Contractor shall develop and implement a cybersecurity protection of supply
- Technical data requires access approval. You need ETIMS access and a DD Form 2875 for drawings before you can fully scope and price the work.
offerors must request access to the TO on https://etims.cce.af.mil/ETIMS/
- Condemned units earn no production credit. Units found beyond repair are not counted as production, and the work done before that finding is included in the unit price.
Condemned units shall not be counted as production.
- Amended and original solicitations differ. The amended file has a later due date and adds inspection and responsibility clauses (FAR 52.246-2, 52.246-16 and DFARS 252.237-7997), so work from the amended version.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 2 not read in full.
- Solicitation - FA811826RB002_Amended.pdf
- Solicitation - FA811826RB002.pdf
- PWS.pdf
- PersonnelSkillsReq.pdf
- TECH DATA PACKAGE.pdf
- TRANSPORTATION.pdf
- QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS MEMO_JQRR.pdf
- PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS .pdf
- PRODUCTION SURGE PLAN.pdf
- CDRLS.pdf
- GFP ATTACHMENT.pdf
- CDM MONTHLY REPORTING.pdf
- REPORT OF SHIPPING AND PACKAGING DISCREPANCY.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
- CAV REPORTING.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
Full brief
What they want
- Overhaul B-1B electro-mechanical actuators: fully disassemble, clean, inspect, rework or replace worn parts, reassemble, calibrate, and functionally test them back to like-new condition
- Replace 100% of listed consumable parts with new ones during every overhaul (two preformed packings and a spiral pin)
- Pack, preserve and ship repaired units back to the government (shipping terms are F.O.B. Origin; ship-to is DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB)
- Get government approval before doing any Over and Above work (CLIN 0002), and report items that cannot be repaired
- Supply the required data items (CLIN 0003), including asset-tracking reports within 24 hours, monthly production reports, annual government property inventory reports, and a surge capability plan
- Keep a quality system, calibrated special tools and test equipment, a parts control program, and item marking (IUID); keep records for five years
- Provide supply chain risk, continuity of operations and cybersecurity plans
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ); DPAS rated order DO-A1
- Period of performance
- 5-year IDIQ with one 5-year period of performance
- Place of performance
- Work at the contractor's facility; items returned to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB, OK (SAM.gov lists Tinker AFB, OK)
- Estimated value
- Not stated. The solicitation says total contract value is not expected to exceed $3M (a note about manpower reporting). Line item 0001 is estimated at 50 each, with 6 minimum and 50 maximum per order.
- How they'll choose
- Price only: award to the lowest total evaluated price from an approved source whose offer meets the solicitation terms. Prices are checked for completeness, reasonableness and unbalanced pricing. A HUBZone price preference clause is included.
- Offers due
- Conflicting dates: SAM.gov says October 15, 2026 3:00 PM (15:00-05:00, Central); the amended solicitation form (Block 9) says 12 Oct 2026 03:00 PM CST
- How to submit
- Offers go to the issuing office, FA8118 AFSC PZABB, Tinker AFB, OK; contact Amy Gil, amy.gil@us.af.mil. The detailed submission method was not in the text provided.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (the only evaluated factor): completeness, price reasonableness, unbalanced pricing
- Total evaluated price (sum of all line items, including any options)
What to include when you submit
- Complete Blocks 13 and 27 of the SF 1447; the offeror's signature makes it an offer
- Fill in unit prices and extended prices for every line item (0001 overhaul, 0002 over and above, 0003 data)
- Offer prices are held firm for 60 calendar days unless you enter a different period
- Submitting the offer confirms the representations and certifications posted in SAM are correct
- Clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and give your reasons
- If you are not already an approved source, submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to the Tinker AFB Small Business Office through DoD SAFE
- Request access to technical data in ETIMS and to drawings via DD Form 2875 before pricing the work
You must have
- Be an approved source for this item; vendors not yet qualified must send a Source Approval Request (SAR) package
Qualification requirements apply.
- Be an approved source to be eligible for award
In order to be eligible for award, the offeror must be an approved
- Quality system compliant with AS9100, ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent, shown by certification or third-party audit such as a DCMA audit
A quality system compliant with AS9100, ISO 9001:2015, or equivalent is acceptable.
- Pass a Pre-Award Survey (may be waived) and an Initial Production Evaluation on 3 units
A Pre-Award Survey and/or Initial Production Evaluation (IPE) is required.
- Request access to technical data (technical orders) in ETIMS and drawings through a DD Form 2875
offerors must request access to the TO on https://etims.cce.af.mil/ETIMS/
- Current SAM.gov registration with representations and certifications completed
The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM).
- No foreign contractors at prime or subcontractor level unless approved by a National Interest Determination; disclose foreign ownership, control or influence
7.3.3. Foreign contractor participation is excluded at the prime and subcontractor level,
- Pay wages under the Service Contract Labor Standards
(k) The Service Contract and Labor Standards (SCLS) formerly Service Contract Act (SCA) is applicable to this effort.
Not in the notice text
- Instructions to offerors (Section L), contract administration data and Section H/I clause details; the middle of the solicitation files was left out
- Delivery schedule and turnaround time (PWS paragraph 2.3 was in a section that was left out)
- Exact submission method (email, portal or other) and any page limits
- Whether the buy is a sealed bid (IFB) or a negotiated RFP; the form lists both
- Total contract value; only a note that it is not expected to exceed $3M
- Contents of the CAV Reporting and Report of Shipping and Packaging Discrepancy documents, which were not read
- Whether a pre-award survey or initial production evaluation will actually be waived
- The qualified-source list and how long the Source Approval Request process takes
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- FA811826RB002
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Air Force
- Office
- FA8118 Afsc Pzabb
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- J016
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, 73145
- Contracting contact
- Amy Schmitzamy.schmitz.1@us.af.mil9187280363
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the procurement of services to Overhaul of the B-1B Electro-Mechanical Actuator, NSN: 1680-01-148-4142RK. The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish the work. The work encompasses the disassembly, cleaning, inspection, maintenance reassembly, testing, and finishing actions required to repair the item in accordance with the solicitation requirements and all attachments. A Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract is contemplated.
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