Solicitation
Hydraulic Accumulator
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRTA126R0418
Due in 17 days
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants 8 new-manufacture compressor cases (NSN 2840-01-626-3126, part 4089358-01), a critical safety item for a jet engine. The letter is addressed to Pratt & Whitney and says the buy is sole sourced to that company, so this is not an open competition. Delivery is requested by 30 Nov 2026 and responses are due 26 Oct 2026.
Watch out for
- Sole source to Pratt & Whitney. The letter is addressed to one company, so a small business would have to already be an approved source or be approved first; the notice is mostly informational for others.
This Solicitation is issued for the purpose of acquiring the below requirement which is sole sourced to Pratt & Whitney.
- Critical Safety Item needs engineering source approval. Source approval takes a full package with technical data, manufacturing plans, sample production records and proof of a prior delivery, and it can take far longer than the quote window.
Critical Safety Item (CSI): YES
- Delivery date is very close. All 8 units are requested by 30 Nov 2026, about five weeks after responses are due, which is not realistic for a new source building an engine case from scratch.
Requested Delivery: 8 EA. 30 Nov 2026
- Technical data needs export-control paperwork. Drawings are only released on company letterhead with an approved DD Form 2345 or export control license, so register for that early.
- Foreign Military Sales shipment. The item ships under an FMS case with PIEE shipping-document steps, which adds export and transportation paperwork.
FMS CASE CODE/LOA: GR-D-QAK/001
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. 1 not read in full.
- SPRTA126R0418.pdf
- QR.pdf
- Transportation Requirement.pdf
- Packaging Requirement.pdf
- IUID.pdf
- SPI.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
Full brief
What they want
- 8 each Case, Compressor, Air (NSN 2840-01-626-3126, P/N 4089358-01), new manufacture only; surplus is not authorized
- Pricing, delivery date, capacity and production lead time for the 8 units
- Requested delivery of all 8 on 30 Nov 2026; early delivery is acceptable
- Item unique identification (IUID) marking per DFARS 252.211-7003, applied by bag/tag per the drawing
- Military packaging and marking per MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129
- Quality system meeting ISO 9001:2015; inspection and acceptance at origin with a receiving report
- Contract type
- Letter solicitation priced under the terms and conditions of existing agreement SPE4A1-26-G-0002; type of pricing not stated
- Period of performance
- Requested delivery of 8 each on 30 Nov 2026; no options stated
- Place of performance
- USA per the notice; inspection and acceptance at origin (contractor's facility); ships to MAPAC code DGR002 under a Foreign Military Sales case
- Contract vehicle
- Terms and conditions of SPE4A1-26-G-0002 (agreement type not described in the text)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-26 3:00 PM Central Daylight Time (from the notice's response deadline of 2026-10-26T15:00:00-05:00); the letter says 26 Oct 2026
- How to submit
- Reply to the contracting officer with pricing and delivery; questions to Alex Varughese, alex.varughese.1@us.af.mil. The letter does not say how the quote must be sent.
What to include when you submit
- Provide pricing and delivery for the NSN under the terms of SPE4A1-26-G-0002
- Provide capacity and production lead time (PLT) based on 8 each
- A source approval request (SAR) package under MQR-PSD-1 must go to the AFSC or DLA small business office, not to the contracting officer, and financial data must be removed from it
- A receiving report is required with delivery
You must have
- Only Pratt & Whitney is being asked to quote; the buy is sole sourced
This Solicitation is issued for the purpose of acquiring the below requirement which is sole sourced to Pratt & Whitney.
- Qualification requirement applies: this is a Critical Safety Item, so any other source needs Air Force engineering source approval (SAR) before award, under MQR-PSD-1 Rev 2
Qualification requirements may be found under clause 52.209-1.
- To get source approval a company must submit a Source Approval Request; for critical safety items approval lasts 3 years
In order to gain source approval status, the PS must submit a SAR.
- A valid Company Profile on file, including an ISO 9001, AS9100 or NATO AQAP-2070 quality certificate, a self-assessment checklist, quality manual, equipment list and a DD Form 2345 (U.S. or Canada) or export control license
The PS must have a valid Company Profile on record with the ESA in order to gain source approval status.
- Quality system that meets ISO 9001:2015 as a higher-level contract quality requirement
Quality Assurance: Higher Level Contract Quality Requirements, ISO 9001:2015
- Third-party certifications (for example NADCAP) for any significant special processes used, such as heat treating, welding or non-destructive inspection
Current contractor
The letter is addressed to Raytheon Technologies Corporation d/b/a Pratt & Whitney and names it as the sole source; the subject line cites reference number FD2030-24-00785 and the part's drawing owner CAGE is 77445. No other incumbent is named.
Not in the notice text
- How award will be decided: no evaluation factors are stated
- Estimated dollar value
- How the response must be sent (email, portal) and whether a signed quote form is needed
- Special packaging instructions (SPI.pdf was a scanned file with no readable text)
- What type of agreement SPE4A1-26-G-0002 is and its full terms, which are not in the attachments
- Technical drawings and specifications (drawing 4089358-01 and PWA 310 are referenced but not provided)
- Whether the Air Force would consider a new approved source for this buy or only Pratt & Whitney
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 26, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRTA126R0418
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, Ok
- NAICS
- 336412
- Product/service code
- 2840
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Alex Varughesealex.varughese.1@us.af.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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