Solicitation
F-16 Piston, Reaction Cyl
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Aviation at Ogden, UT (Defense Logistics Agency) wants 12 EA of an F-16 piston, reaction cylinder, National Stock Number (NSN: the government's item number) 1680-01-052-0832, for a foreign military sales (FMS: U.S. government sales to allied countries) customer. The solicitation is restricted to one named qualified source, Arkwin (CAGE 98391); SAM.gov does not state a set-aside. The response due date is November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Mountain; the form asks for firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) range pricing. More in the summary
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DLA Aviation at Ogden, UT (Defense Logistics Agency) wants 12 EA of an F-16 piston, reaction cylinder, National Stock Number (NSN: the government's item number) 1680-01-052-0832, for a foreign military sales (FMS: U.S. government sales to allied countries) customer. The solicitation is restricted to one named qualified source, Arkwin (CAGE 98391); SAM.gov does not state a set-aside. The response due date is November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Mountain; the form asks for firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) range pricing.
Who can bid (4)
- Be the qualified source named in the solicitation: Arkwin, CAGE 98391.
- U.S. contractors only.
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC: the Defense Department's cybersecurity rating) Level 1.
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- AS9100 higher-level contract quality requirement.
How to submit: Send quotations to the issuing office in Block 5A: DLA Aviation - Ogden, DLR Procurement Ops/AUB, 6051 Gum Lane Bldg 1225, Hill Air Force Base, UT. Buyer April J Blakeley, april.blakeley@us.af.mil, (385) 591-8032. The text names no electronic submission system.. 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 qualified source: Arkwin (CAGE 98391). The solicitation names one qualified source; the text does not say whether other firms may quote or how to become qualified.
- Worth checking: Only the specified part number is acceptable. The award names the manufacturer and part number, and only that item is acceptable.
- Worth checking: CMMC Level 1 required. The solicitation requires Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 1, which a small firm must already hold.
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- Worth checking: U.S. contractors only. The solicitation is approved for U.S. contractors only because it supports a foreign military sales case.
- Worth checking: FMS quantity can change. Foreign military sales quantities are volatile and the award quantity could be higher or lower than 12 EA, so range pricing is required.
- Minor: Response due time written two ways. SAM.gov gives 11:59 PM Mountain on November 16, 2026, while the form asks for quotations on or before close of business on 16 NOV 2026.
- Minor: Required delivery February 29, 2028. The Government built a Required Delivery Schedule from its need date and expected production lead time, and asks you to propose an achievable schedule.
- Minor: Rated order. The order carries a defense priority rating (DO: A7).
Read from the notice and 2 attachments. Show which files.
- SPRHA427Q0950.pdf (read)
- SOW.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Supply PISTON,REACTION CYL for the F-16, NSN 1680-01-052-0832, QTY 12 EA, manufacturer CAGE 98391 part number 1211179-105.
- Give price for each quantity range: 1 to 2 EA, 3 to 4 EA, 5 to 10 EA, 11 to 15 EA and 16 EA or more, or offer other ranges; FMS quantities can go up or down.
- Propose an achievable delivery schedule; the Government's required delivery for 12 EA is February 29, 2028.
- Meet the AS9100 aerospace quality standard and military packaging and marking rules (MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129R).
- Ship F.O.B. origin (delivery at the shipping point) to FMS ship-to code DTW004; inspection and acceptance are at origin with a receiving report.
- Keep supply chain traceability records for ten years after final payment and produce them within three business days if asked.
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP)
- Period of performance
- Required delivery of 12 EA by February 29, 2028; early and partial deliveries are acceptable at no added cost
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Price is the most important factor; all other factors combined are significantly less important. The Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS, the Defense Department's supplier scoring database) risk scores are also considered.
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM Mountain
- How to submit
- Send quotations to the issuing office in Block 5A: DLA Aviation - Ogden, DLR Procurement Ops/AUB, 6051 Gum Lane Bldg 1225, Hill Air Force Base, UT. Buyer April J Blakeley, april.blakeley@us.af.mil, (385) 591-8032. The text names no electronic submission system.
What they'll judge offers on
- Price or Cost: the only listed factor; judged for the quantity needed at award using the quantity range prices
What to include when you submit
- Fill in the range price table: 1 to 2 EA, 3 to 4 EA, 5 to 10 EA, 11 to 15 EA and 16 EA +. The item lines are unpriced.
- You may give alternate quantity ranges if the listed ranges do not fit.
- Review the Required Delivery Schedule and propose an achievable delivery schedule.
- Complete the quoter name, address and CAGE code, the signature and the date on the Standard Form 18 (SF 18, the request for quotation form).
- Hold quoted prices firm for 120 days.
Not in the notice text
- Whether firms other than Arkwin may quote, and how a firm becomes a qualified source, is not stated.
- How to submit a quotation electronically is not stated; the form asks for quotations at the issuing office.
- The place of performance is not given; the inspection and acceptance address is left for the contractor to fill in.
- Technical data or drawings for the part are not included; the part number is the only item identification.
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: Send quotations to the issuing office in Block 5A: DLA Aviation - Ogden, DLR Procurement Ops/AUB, 6051 Gum Lane Bldg 1225, Hill Air Force Base, UT. Buyer April J Blakeley, april.blakeley@us.af.mil, (385) 591-8032. The text names no electronic submission system. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Ogden, UT, Hill Air Force Base, UT
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- 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
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