Presolicitation
New Manufacture: NSN 1560015430637FL/ PN 527-14957-1 /TAB,TRIM,AIRCRAFT / Boeing Rights Guard
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Oklahoma City plans a new-manufacture buy of trim tabs for KC-135 aircraft, set aside 100% for small business. The current requirement is 34 units including 1 First Article, within a possible range of 9 to 53 units, delivered to Tinker AFB. This is a presolicitation: SAM.gov's response date is November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Central, while the synopsis estimates a closing of November 3, 2026. More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Oklahoma City plans a new-manufacture buy of trim tabs for KC-135 aircraft, set aside 100% for small business. The current requirement is 34 units including 1 First Article, within a possible range of 9 to 53 units, delivered to Tinker AFB. This is a presolicitation: SAM.gov's response date is November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Central, while the synopsis estimates a closing of November 3, 2026.
Who can bid (5)
- Small business: this buy is a 100% total small business set-aside under NAICS 336413
- Export Controlled certification is required to receive and view the technical data package and drawings
- Boeing Rights Guard (BRG) certification and procedures must be met to receive the bid-set package
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- Qualification requirements under FAR 52.246-11 (the higher-level quality standard clause) and AS 9100 (aerospace quality management standard) apply
- Buy American and Balance of Payments Program rules apply (DFARS 252.225-7001)
How to submit: Email of completed, signed proposals as a scanned PDF to the contracting officer; the solicitation will be available for download only at www.sam.gov, due November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Central (5:00 PM Eastern) per SAM.gov; the synopsis estimates a closing date of November 3, 2026. 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 19, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside. Only small businesses under NAICS 336413 can bid on this buy.
- Serious: Export control and Boeing Rights Guard access needed first. You cannot see the drawings until you are Export Controlled certified and meet Boeing Rights Guard procedures, so start these steps before the solicitation is issued.
- Serious: Closing date will not be extended for data package delays. The first 15 days of the solicitation period are for requesting the data package, and the closing date will not be extended to give more time to propose.
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- Worth checking: Quality system and First Article required. AS 9100 qualification requirements apply and First Articles are required, which adds cost and time before production deliveries.
- Worth checking: Quantity may change from 9 to 53 units. The current requirement is 34 units including 1 First Article, but the final buy could land anywhere in a range, which affects pricing.
- Minor: Marking and serial number requirements. Item unique identification (IUID) marking and serial numbers are required for every unit, whatever the unit price.
- Minor: Surplus parts not allowed. Offers of surplus (previously made) parts will not be considered; the part must be newly manufactured.
- Minor: Funding is not yet confirmed. The award depends on funds being made available, so the Government has no payment duty until then.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- Synopsis_27-00205 (Boeing Rights Guard).pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- New manufacture of Tab, Trim, Aircraft, NSN 1560015430637FL, part number 527-14957-1, for the KC-135 aircraft
- Current requirement of 34 units including 1ea First Article; final buy could be 9 to 53 units
- First Articles are required, and serial numbers are required
- Item marking with item unique identification (IUID, a permanent digital mark on the part) is required
- Delivery to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB (SW3211)
- Aluminum honeycomb construction, about 52.5 inches long, 16.5 inches wide, 7.5 inches high and 57.0 lbs
- Contract type
- Fixed-quantity new manufacture contract (one set price per unit for a set number of units); the Government intends to award to a single manufacturing source
- Place of performance
- USA; delivery to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB (SW3211)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 4:00 PM Central (5:00 PM Eastern) per SAM.gov; the synopsis estimates a closing date of November 3, 2026
- How to submit
- Email of completed, signed proposals as a scanned PDF to the contracting officer; the solicitation will be available for download only at www.sam.gov
What to include when you submit
- Request the Boeing Rights Guard (BRG) technical data package early: days 1 through 15 of the solicitation period are for requesting and receiving it
- The data package comes as a DoD SAFE zip file; the points of contact and steps will be in the solicitation itself
- Interested firms may tell the contracting officer within 15 days of this notice that they can meet the need with a commercial item
- The solicitation will use non-commercial FAR Part 15 procedures (negotiated buying rules) with written procedures
Current contractor
No current contractor is named. The synopsis says the item was previously purchased from AEROMETALS, INC. under Purchase Order SPRTA1-16-C-0059, awarded 14 April 2016. It calls this full and open competition for the second or subsequent time, with a single manufacturing source to be selected.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation itself, its evaluation method, the contracting officer's email address and the delivery schedule are not in the posted text; the solicitation is to be issued on SAM.gov.
- The steps and points of contact for requesting the Boeing Rights Guard data package will appear in the solicitation.
- The contract value is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 336413
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email of completed, signed proposals as a scanned PDF to the contracting officer; the solicitation will be available for download only at www.sam.gov. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 1560 · Airframe Structural 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 read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
- Limitations on subcontracting
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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