Solicitation
Support, Turbine Noz (1C)
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRTA126R1091
Due in 6 days
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma) wants to buy a turbine stator support assembly (NSN 2840-01-545-4839 NZ), a nickel alloy part used in the F100 jet engine. The current need is 15 each, with an allowed range of 3 to 15, delivered to Tinker AFB by 1 May 2028. It is a one-time firm-fixed-price supply buy, but only government-approved sources can win, and first article testing is required unless waived.
Watch out for
- Approved source required. Only firms already approved by the Air Force engineering office can be awarded; a new source needs a full Source Approval Request (company profile, technical data, production documents, proof of recent similar manufacturing), which can take a long time.
Note that the Government is not required to delay the contract
- Critical safety item, F100 engine part. A failure could affect flight safety, so quality, traceability, testing and sub-tier supplier controls are strict, and nickel-alloy aerospace processes such as welding, heat treat or NDT may need NADCAP certification.
This is a critical part used in the F100 series turbine engine. Poor quality parts will have an adverse effect on mission
- First article testing at contractor expense and risk. Three first article units must be made, one is destroyed in testing, and until approval you buy materials and start production at your own risk. Repeat tests after a disapproval are also at your cost.
Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production
- Export-controlled drawings. You cannot see the drawings or Engineering Data List unless you are authorized (for example with a DD Form 2345), so you cannot price or plan without that access.
and drawings can only be obtained through www.sam.gov via a secure link to the solicitation notice for
- Solicitation text is incomplete. The evaluation (Section M), proposal instructions (Section L), data requirements list, quality requirements (LPF-QAR-003) and packaging forms were not in the text provided, so how to submit and how offers are scored is unknown.
See Section "L" & “M” for evaluation of offers.
- Cybersecurity (CMMC) and NIST 800-171 clauses. Clauses 252.204-7012, -7020 and -7021 are included, so you may need a certified CMMC level and a recorded SPRS assessment score before award.
Have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC status at the following CMMC
- Rated order with long timeline. This is a DPAS rated order with priority handling, and the plan approval (about 45 days) plus 120 days for the test report leave little slack before the 1 May 2028 delivery date.
This is a rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use, and the
- Quantity may change and NRE must be priced separately. The Government may buy anywhere from 3 to 15 units, so you must price ranges, and non-recurring engineering costs must be shown separately or you may be ineligible.
Any NRE expenses shall be proposed separately.
- Conflicting dates in the form. Block 11 says prices are held 60 days unless changed, while a front-page note says 120 days; also the first article plan approval is noted as about 45 days but the clause table shows 60 days. Ask the buyer which applies.
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
- Manufacture the Support, Turbine Nozzle (Turbine Stator Support Assembly), part number 4088292, NSN 2840-01-545-4839 NZ
- Quote a range of quantities between a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 15 each (current need is 15)
- Bid A: first article testing (a test plan, a test report and 3 first article units, one of which is destroyed in testing), then production units
- Bid B: production units only, with no first article (offer only one of Bid A or Bid B, not both)
- Deliver production units to the DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB, on or before 1 May 2028
- Mark each item with an item unique identifier (IUID) using a bag/tag per MIL-STD-130
- Price each line item separately and propose any non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs separately
- Comply with ISO 9001 quality standard and critical safety item rules; invoice and send receiving reports through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price supply contract (rated order under DPAS)
- Period of performance
- No base/option structure stated. First article test plan due 30 calendar days after award, test report 120 calendar days after Government approval of the plan, production items on or before 1 May 2028.
- Place of performance
- USA (notice). Items ship to AFLCMC/LZPED (first article) and DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma (production), Tinker AFB, OK. The contractor's own factory location is not stated.
- Offers due
- 13 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM (local time, Tinker AFB, OK; SAM.gov shows 2026-10-13T15:00:00-05:00)
- How to submit
- 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: Rhonda Griffin, rhonda.ehrhardt@us.af.mil, (445) 737-2449. The exact submission method is not in the text provided (Section L was not included).
What to include when you submit
- Complete and sign the SF 1447 blocks 11, 13, 15, 21, 22 and 27
- Quote either Bid A (first article required) or Bid B (first article not required); do not quote both
- Price every line item separately, or state ZERO DOLLAR CHARGE
- Give quantity price ranges based on a minimum of 3 and maximum of 15 each
- Propose any NRE costs separately with the offer
- Include your Subcontracting Plan with the proposal, if applicable
- If price competition is judged inadequate, cost or pricing data is due within 10 calendar days of the Government's request
- Prices must be held firm for 120 days per the front-page terms
- Fill in the contractor fill-in items such as the inspection location and F.O.B. address in Sections E and F
You must have
- Must be an approved (qualified) source for this part before award. Source Approval Requests (SARs) under the Air Force propulsion MQR are needed, and the Government will not necessarily wait for pending requests.
To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be approved sources, in accordance with the
- Valid Company Profile with the engineering authority, including a quality certificate (ISO 9001, AS9100 or NATO AQAP-2070) and a self-assessment checklist signed by a company officer.
Provide one of the following QAC with a valid expiration date: ISO 9001, AS9100,
- Current DD Form 2345 (Joint Certification Program) or export control license, needed because the drawings are export-controlled and can only be viewed by authorized vendors via SAM.gov.
ELEMENT 6. DD Form 2345 or Export Control License
- Current CMMC cybersecurity status at a level the contracting officer inserts (the level is blank in the text provided), plus an annual affirmation in SPRS.
Have and maintain for the duration of the contract a current CMMC status at the following CMMC
- Active SAM registration and Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) account for invoicing and receiving reports.
- No set-aside: open to all businesses. The NAICS size standard is 1,500 employees. Large businesses must submit a subcontracting plan if applicable.
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. Manufacturer part number 4088292 is listed under several CAGE codes (51992, 52661, 77445), and first article testing is waived if the offeror is the prime contractor, Pratt & Whitney.
Not in the notice text
- How offers will be evaluated and ranked (Section M) was not provided
- Proposal submission instructions, format and page limits (Section L) were not provided
- Whether offers go by email, mail or another portal
- The CMMC level required (the blank was not filled in)
- Estimated contract value (none stated)
- Engineering drawings and the Engineering Data List (export-controlled, available via SAM.gov for authorized vendors only)
- Packaging, transportation and CDRL (data deliverable) details, and the full LPF-QAR-003 first article test requirements
- Whether the listed first article test report time frames or Bid A versus Bid B will be chosen
- Part of the solicitation (about 84,000 characters in the middle, covering the rest of Section K, Sections L and M, and attachments) was left out
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 13, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRTA126R1091
- 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
- Rhonda Griffinrhonda.griffin.1@us.af.mil4457372449
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See attached document.
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