Solicitation
Compressor Unit
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe Army intends to buy only from TransDigm Inc. (81833): the solicitation is restricted to that one company. It is for 200 to 350 Compressor Units (National Stock Number, NSN, 4310-01-508-5885) under a five-year firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, delivered to Fort Bliss, Texas. Funds are not yet available, and no award will be made until they are. More in the summary
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The Army intends to buy only from TransDigm Inc. (81833): the solicitation is restricted to that one company. It is for 200 to 350 Compressor Units (National Stock Number, NSN, 4310-01-508-5885) under a five-year firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, delivered to Fort Bliss, Texas. Funds are not yet available, and no award will be made until they are.
Who can bid
- Only TransDigm Inc. (81833) may receive this award; the solicitation is restricted to that company
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM)
How to submit: Email to tamela.d.riggs.civ@army.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (8)
From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.
- Serious: Restricted to one company (TransDigm Inc.). The Army says the solicitation is restricted to TransDigm Inc. (81833); other businesses cannot expect to win, and the text does not say what other firms may send or by when.
- Worth checking: Funds not yet available. No contract will be awarded until money is available, so award timing is uncertain even after offers are in.
- Worth checking: Certified cost or pricing data or exception request. A bidder must send detailed cost or sales data, or an exception request backed by three years of sales history or a full Excel cost breakdown, and give the Government access to its records.
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- Minor: Two versions of the cost or pricing data provision. Provisions 252.215-7010 (Deviation 2024-O0007) and 252.215-7994 (Deviation 2026-O0048) both cover certified cost or pricing data; ask the contracting officer which governs.
- Minor: Rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). A DPAS rating means the order gets priority and the contractor must follow 15 CFR 700, including accepting and filling it ahead of unrated work.
- Minor: Delivery schedule table does not match line 1001 quantity. The delivery schedule table lists nine deliveries of 20 each (180), while line 1001 is for 200 Each; confirm with the contracting officer.
- Minor: Shipping terms differ by line. On line 1001 the contractor pays transportation to destination; on lines 1002-1005 the Government pays, with shipping from origin after loading.
- Minor: Special provisions attachment shows a different solicitation number. Attachment 0001 is headed with solicitation number W31P4Q26RA007, not W31P4Q27RA010, and carries a first article waiver rule that the rest of the solicitation does not mention; ask which terms apply.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation - W31P4Q27RA010.pdf (read)
- Attachment 0001 - Special Provisions.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply Compressor Unit, NSN 4310-01-508-5885, part number 11474218-2, to support the Patriot Air and Missile System: minimum 200 Each, maximum 350 Each
- Five ordering periods of 12 months each: 200 Each in period 1, 50 in period 2, 50 in period 3, 25 in period 4, 25 in period 5 (total 350)
- Ship to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Fleet Management Center, Fort Bliss, TX; delivery runs from 365 calendar days (line 1001) to 1,826 calendar days (line 1005) from date of award receipt
- Mark each unit with a unique item identifier (item unique identification, IUID, is required) and meet military packaging and marking rules (MIL-STD-129, Level B pack)
- Meet the higher-level quality standard: ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001:2015, AS 9100 or equivalent, operation requirements only (all paragraphs except 7.3)
- Inspection and acceptance at source: Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Ohio River Valley, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Early delivery is authorized at no extra cost to the Government
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit), indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ: orders placed over time up to a maximum)
- Period of performance
- Five-year ordering period (months 1-12, 13-24, 25-36, 37-48, 49-60); delivery up to 1,826 calendar days from date of award receipt
- Place of performance
- Fort Bliss, TX (ship-to: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Fleet Management Center, Holbrook Rd Bldg 722)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 26, 2026, 4:00 PM Central (5:00 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Email to tamela.d.riggs.civ@army.mil
What to include when you submit
- Email the proposal to tamela.d.riggs.civ@army.mil
- Give a firm-fixed unit price for each of the five lines (contract line item numbers, CLINs): 1001 (200 Each), 1002 (50 Each), 1003 (50 Each), 1004 (25 Each), 1005 (25 Each)
- Send certified cost or pricing data, or ask for an exception. An exception request needs at least three years of relevant sales data (dates, quantities, actual net unit prices) or a detailed Excel cost breakdown with formulas intact
- Complete the Proposal Adequacy Checklist (provision 252.215-7993), showing where each requested item is in the proposal or why it is not provided
- Complete and sign the offer block of Standard Form 33 (SF 33), the form you sign and return as your offer; the offer is held for 60 calendar days unless the bidder inserts a different period
- Keep annual representations and certifications current in the System for Award Management (SAM)
After award, you must have
- Quality system that meets ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001:2015, AS 9100 or equivalent, operation requirements only From Solicitation - W31P4Q27RA010.pdf:
ANSI/ISO/ASQ 9001:2015, AS 9100 OR EQUIVALENT, TAILORING: OPERATION…
Not in the notice text
- About 34,659 characters from the middle of the solicitation PDF (mostly contract clause text) were not read; check the full solicitation on SAM.gov.
- How offers are evaluated: no evaluation factors or award method appear in the text read.
- What other firms may send, and by when, in response to this TransDigm-only solicitation.
- Whether first article testing applies: only Attachment 0001 mentions a first article waiver request, and it is headed with a different solicitation number.
- The Government's estimate or contract value is not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to tamela.d.riggs.civ@army.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK ACC-RSA, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Product/service code
- 4310 · Compressors and Vacuum Pumps
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 333912)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Nov 26, 2026
- Oct 15, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 26, 2026
- 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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO AWARD A FIVE YEAR-YEAR FIRMED FIXED PRICE, INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY TYPE CONTRACT FOR THE FOLLOWING: NOUN: COMPRESSOR UNIT NSN: 4310-01-508-5885 PART NUMBER: 11474218-2 QUANTITY: MINIMUM 200 EACH/ MAXIMUM 350 EACH THIS SOLICITATION IS RESTRICTED TO TRANSDIGM INC. (81833). For complete details, please see the attached Solicitation Document (W31P4Q-27-R-A010).
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