Solicitation
SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRI
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRTA1-26-R-0409
Due in 8 days
AI summary Beta
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants to buy 3 new-manufacture electronic synthesizer units (NSN 5895-01-590-9538EK, part number 189K160G01) used on the B-1B bomber. The item is for a Foreign Military Sales customer and must be delivered by 4 May 2027. Offers are due 16 Oct 2026 at 3:00 PM and there is no small business set-aside.
Watch out for
- OEM part with no technical data provided. This is a Northrop Grumman part number for an aircraft electronic unit and the attachments contain no drawings, specifications or approved-source rules, so a small business may not be able to make or source it without more data.
OEM: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGE: 97942)
- Evaluation criteria not shown. The solicitation text has no evaluation factors or award basis, so you cannot tell if price alone decides it.
- Foreign Military Sales buy can be changed. The FMS customer can reduce or decline the quantity at any time before award, even after you price it.
FMS reserves the right to decline any quantity amount, including the current
- Cybersecurity requirements (CMMC, NIST 800-171). Several DFARS cyber clauses apply and the required CMMC level is blank, which could mean costly assessments before you can be considered for award.
In order to be considered for award, if the Offeror is required to implement NIST SP 800 171, the Offeror shall
- Counterfeit electronic parts controls. The unit has a circuit board and electronic components, so you must buy parts only from trusted sources and run a counterfeit-detection system.
252.246-7008 SOURCES OF ELECTRONIC PARTS (JAN 2023)
- Cost or pricing data paperwork. The solicitation includes the certified cost or pricing data rules and the Proposal Adequacy Checklist, which can mean detailed cost breakdowns for a 3-unit buy.
252.215-7009 PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST (MAR 2023)
- Rated order with a fixed delivery date. This is a defense priority rated order and new manufacture must be delivered by 4 May 2027, so lead time for parts and build matters.
This is a rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use
- Export controls and shipping process. The item is export controlled and ships F.O.B. origin on an FMS case through DCMA, which needs PIEE access and specific shipping paperwork.
252.225-7048 EXPORT-CONTROLLED ITEMS (JUN 2013)
- Item Unique Identification marking. Each item must be permanently marked with a unique ID and reported in WAWF, which adds cost and process.
IUID Required: Yes
- Price hold period unclear. The form says prices are held 60 days unless you insert a different period, while the schedule page says 120 days.
Subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, the Contractor agrees to hold its offered prices firm for 120 days.
Full brief
What they want
- 3 each of SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRI (part 189K160G01, OEM Northrop Grumman, CAGE 97942): a circuit board unit that provides wideband waveform and/or synthesized continuous wave outputs
- New manufacture only (not used or repaired units)
- Item Unique Identification (IUID) marking on the items, contractor chooses the format (Construct 2 preferred)
- Military packaging and marking per MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129 (ESD and reusable container marking)
- Delivery by 4 May 2027 to an FMS ship-to point (code DTH003), shipped F.O.B. origin
- Invoices and receiving reports through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF)
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price, single line item (CLIN 0001, 3 EA). Negotiated solicitation (RFP). DPAS rated order. Foreign Military Sales requirement.
- Period of performance
- No contract length given. Required delivery date is 4 May 2027 (early and partial shipments are authorized).
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the notice (USA). Inspection and acceptance is at origin and the contractor fills in the inspection and F.O.B. addresses. Ship-to is an FMS freight forwarder code (DTH003, mark for DTH400).
- Offers due
- 16 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM (the notice shows 15:00 at -05:00, Central time)
- How to submit
- Not clearly stated. The form says offers are received at the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations (AO), 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB OK 73145-3070. Buyer is Brent Weilmuenster, brent.weilmuenster@us.af.mil, (385) 591-2959.
What to include when you submit
- Complete SF 1447 blocks 11, 13, 15, 21, 22 and 27 and sign the offer
- Price all of CLIN 0001 (3 EA); you may also offer other quantity ranges for price breaks (FAR 52.207-4)
- Fill in the inspection location and F.O.B. address left blank for the contractor
- Complete the Section K representations and certifications (SAM annual reps, Buy American, place of manufacture, covered telecommunications, child labor, tax and felony status, and others)
- Complete the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (DFARS 252.215-7009) if certified cost or pricing data is required
- Before award the apparent winner must list sources of supply (DFARS 252.217-7026)
- Hold prices firm for 120 days (the form text also mentions a 60-day default)
You must have
- Open competition: no set-aside, so any business can offer (small business size standard 1,250 employees under NAICS 336413). You need an active SAM.gov registration.
- Item is new manufacture only
New Manufacture
- Cybersecurity: a CMMC level may be required (level left blank in the clause), plus a current NIST SP 800-171 assessment in SPRS if you handle covered defense information
Have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC status at the following CMMC level, or
- Register in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to submit invoices and receiving reports, and get PIEE access for shipping instructions on this FMS order
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step by step procedures for self registration
- Comply with Buy American and Balance of Payments Program rules and the counterfeit electronic part avoidance rules
Buy American Act/Balance of Payments Program
Current contractor
No incumbent named. The only supplier clue is the original manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (CAGE 97942), part 189K160G01.
Not in the notice text
- How the award will be decided (no evaluation factors or Section M in the text)
- Drawings, specifications or approved-source requirements for the part, and whether non-OEM sources are allowed
- Which CMMC level the Contracting Officer requires (blank in the clause)
- Exact way to submit the offer (email, portal or mail)
- Estimated value or budget
- Which foreign customer the FMS case supports and the final ship-to address
- Inspection location and F.O.B. address (left for the contractor to fill in)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRTA1-26-R-0409
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, Ok
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 5895
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Brent Weilmuensterbrent.weilmuenster@us.af.mil3855912959
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN: 5895-01-590-9538EK PN: 189K160G01 NOUN: SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRI QTY: 3 EA PLATFORM: B1-B OEM: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGE: 97942)
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