Sources Sought
TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL_End_Item_F100_NSN_4710003266453NZ_PN_4036628
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. FD20302700348
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The Air Force's 421st Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker AFB, OK is doing market research to find companies that can newly manufacture a metal tube assembly (part 4036628) for the F100 engine. This is a Sources Sought notice, not a solicitation, so no contract is being awarded from it. The government wants to learn if the work can be competed or set aside for small business. The estimated spares need is 23 units.
Watch out for
- Source approval needed. Qualifying as an approved source requires a Source Approval Request package, which can take time and money before you can bid on the later solicitation.
Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs associated with becoming an approved
- Technical data may not be provided. If no Engineering Data List is attached, you must buy or find the technical data on your own, which adds cost and risk.
Absence of an EDL indicates the
- Market research only, small quantity. No solicitation exists yet and the government says it does not plan to award from this notice; the estimated need is only 23 spares.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment.
- MSS_4710003266453NZ_PR FD20302700348.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- New manufacture of TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL, P/N 4036628, NSN 4710-00-326-6453NZ (F100 platform)
- Furnish all labor, materials, facilities and equipment, including component parts, inspection, testing, packaging and shipping
- Possibly handle supply chain management, production forecasting, long-lead parts and material shortage issues
- Complete a Source Approval Request (SAR) package if you want to be qualified as a source
- Click 'Add me to interested vendors' and send business information (company, CAGE, UEI, size and socio-economic status, domestic or foreign ownership)
- Contract type
- Not stated. This is a Sources Sought (market research) notice; unit prices would be set at the time of a contract award.
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK 73145
- Offers due
- 2026-11-07 11:59 PM Central time (response deadline per SAM.gov fields)
- How to submit
- Select the 'Add me to interested vendors' button on SAM.gov; send responses to 421SCMS.Requirements.Workflow@us.af.mil. Source Approval Request packages go through DoD SAFE (safe.apps.mil).
What to include when you submit
- Provide Part I business information: company name, address, point of contact, CAGE code, phone, email, web page, UEI
- State your size under the NAICS code and whether you are small, woman-owned, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, veteran-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned
- State whether the company is domestically or foreign owned (and the country if foreign)
- Engineering drawing requests must use an Excel spreadsheet sent to ocalc.lgldo.public@us.af.mil
- Oral submissions are not accepted; do not contact the originator of the post with questions
You must have
- Must be able to do new manufacture of the part, and may need to become an approved source by completing a Source Approval Request (SAR) package
Potential sources wishing to be qualified to perform the requirement specified above are REQUIRED to complete a
- No set-aside is stated. All business types are invited, and the government is checking whether a small business set-aside is possible
to determine if this effort can be
Not in the notice text
- Whether the Manufacturing Qualification Requirements (MQR) and Engineering Data List (EDL) are actually included; the text mentions them as embedded in the document but their contents are not in the provided text
- Contract type, period of performance, delivery schedule and estimated value
- Whether the buy will be set aside for small business or competed openly
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 8, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- FD20302700348
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, Ok
- NAICS
- 336412
- Product/service code
- 4710
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- 421SCMSRequirements421SCMS.Requirements.Workflow@us.af.mil
What similar contracts paid
414 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 10% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$8.2KMiddle half: $3.6K to $20.5K
Typical per year$11.8KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. Spares Procurement of: TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL Platform: F100 NSN: 4710-00-326-6453NZI ne P/N: 4036628 Notice ID (PR#): FD20302700348 AMC/AMSC: 1C Department/Ind. Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE Major Command: AFMC Sub Command: AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER Office: 421 SCMS GENERAL INFORMATION • Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original) • All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CHICAGO, USA Classification • Federal Stock Class (manufacture): 4710 • NAICS Code: 336412 The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. • Place of Performance: Tinker AFB, OK 73145 USA CONTACT INFORMATION Organization: 421 SCMS Workflow Email: 421SCMS.Requirements.Workflow@us.af.mil SEND RESPONSES HERE PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT “ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS” BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential Spares Procurement sources for the requirements identified below and to determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government may consider breaking the requirement out by airframe. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited. The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, etc. The 421 SCMS Supply Chain Management Squadron located at Tinker Air Force Base is requesting information, pursuant to FAR PART 10, in support of Market Research to identify potential sources for the Spares Procurement of the NSN(s) listed below. REQUIREMENTS Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s) listed below. Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award for the item(s) listed below. Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs associated with becoming an approved source. The spares requirement for this effort is identified below: Part Number: 4036628 NSN: 4710-00-326-6453NZ Estimated Spares Requirement: 23
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