Presolicitation
CARRIER, FIRST STAGE
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRRA1-26-R-A014
AI summary Beta
DLA Aviation (Huntsville) plans a three-year requirements contract for at least 9 CARRIER, FIRST STAGE parts (NSN 1615-01-112-2995, part number 145D0104-3) for the Chinook helicopter, delivered to Tinker AFB, OK. The item is restricted to three named, approved sources. This is a presolicitation notice; offers are due around October 17, 2026.
Watch out for
- Restricted to three named sources. Only the listed companies can currently compete, so a small business needs to get source approval first.
This item is restricted to the following: THE BOEING COMPANY, CAGE CODE: 77272
- Government has no data rights. The data needed to buy from other sources is not owned by the Government and reverse engineering is ruled out.
It is uneconomical to reverse engineer this part.
- Very long lead time. Production takes 660 to 990 days after award, tying up capital for years.
PLT without First Article Testing is 9 each, 660 DACA
- Source approval process. New firms are pointed to a source approval process to compete in future solicitations.
Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply CARRIER, FIRST STAGE, NSN 1615-01-112-2995, part number 145D0104-3, for the Chinook weapon system
- Intended minimum of 9 each under a three-year indefinite delivery requirements contract
- Deliver to Tinker AFB, OK 73145-8000
- Contract type
- Three-year Indefinite Delivery Requirements (IDR) contract
- Period of performance
- Three years; production lead time 990 days after award with first article testing, 660 days without
- Place of performance
- Tracy, CA (SAM field); deliveries to Tinker AFB, OK
- Offers due
- 2026-10-17 5:00 PM Central (estimated date; the solicitation will not close before it)
- How to submit
- Request the solicitation by email to jennifer.baker@dla.mil (no telephone requests)
What to include when you submit
- With a solicitation request, give your name, company name, CAGE code and a telephone number
- Foreign firms must route solicitation requests through their embassies
You must have
- Item is restricted to three approved sources: The Boeing Company (CAGE 77272), Boeing Distribution Services, Inc. (CAGE 2V484) and Heligear Acquisition Co. dba Northstar Aero (CAGE 22907).
This item is restricted to the following: THE BOEING COMPANY, CAGE CODE: 77272
- Offerors must be prequalified to be eligible for award.
All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award.
Current contractor
Boeing (CAGE 77272), Boeing Distribution Services (CAGE 2V484) and Heligear Acquisition Co. dba Northstar Aero (CAGE 22907) are named as the approved sources; the notice does not say which holds the current contract.
Not in the notice text
- Estimated value or price
- Details of the prequalification and first article testing requirements
- NAICS code (blank) and whether any set-aside applies
- Why the SAM place of performance is Tracy, CA while delivery is to Tinker AFB
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 17, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRRA1-26-R-A014
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Huntsville, Al
- Product/service code
- 1615
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Tracy, CA, 95304
- Contracting contact
- Erica AllenERICA.ALLEN@DLA.MIL2566905712
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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