1560 – AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SPE4A725R0785
Summary
AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking market information from capable suppliers to manufacture a rib/airfoil component for a B-52 aircraft (NSN 1560-01-419-0668). The effort would cover full manufacture of the item, including procurement of component parts, fabrication, inspection and testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping, with potential involvement in supply chain management, long-lead-part planning, and disposition of diminishing manufacturing sources issues. The government expects to inventory a small annual quantity (3 units) and will consider responses to assess capacity, financial and technical resources, and the ability to manage a performance-based contract. Submissions are voluntary.
A formal solicitation is planned as a small-business set-aside for a firm-fixed-price contract for 3 units, with delivery 364 days and delivery terms FOB destination, inspection at origin, and acceptance at origin. The solicitation will be issued and available on the DLA’s Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) in PDF format; no paper copies will be provided. This step moves from market research to a defined competitive procurement, with the possibility of multiple awards depending on responses.
1560 - RIB,AIRFOIL, 'AIRCRAFT, STRATOFORTRESS B-52 SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE4A725R0785 _________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE DETAILS Solicitation # SPE4A725R0785 Procurement Type: Sources Sought Title: 1560-01-419-0668- RIB,AIRFOIL Classification Code: 1560 AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS NAICS Code: 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?: No Primary Point of Contact: Calvin Peterson Acquisition Specialist calvin.peterson@dla.mil Phone: (804) 659-8838 Secondary Point of Contact: Claudette Atkins Contracting Officer claudette.atkins@dla.mil Description: The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN: 1560-01-419-0668, RIB,AIRFOIL. This item is currently identified as part number 1-75013-41. Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). 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 estimated annual quantity is 3 each. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336413. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by July 31st , 2025 1:00 pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Calvin Peterson (calvin.peterson@dla.mil). If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Calvin Peterson via email (calvin.peterson@dla.mil). Place of Contract Performance: 6002 Strathmore Rd RICHMOND, Virginia 23234 United States Archiving Policy: Manual Archive Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors: Yes Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List: Yes
From Sources Sought posted on Jul 24, 2025DESCRIPTION/WSDC/END ITEM: - RIB,AIRFOIL, 'AIRCRAFT, STRATOFORTRESS B-52 SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPE4A725R0785 NOTICE DETAILS Solicitation # SPE4A725R0785 Procurement Type: Pre-solicitation Title: SPE4A725R0785-1560-01-419-0668- RIB,AIRFOIL Classification Code: 1560 AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS NAICS Code: 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?: No Response Date: Primary Point of Contact: September 17,2025 3:00 PM Eastern Calvin Peterson Acquisition Specialist calvin.peterson@dla.mil Phone: (804) 659-8838 Description: NSN: 1560-01-419-0668, PR: 7012342333, ITEM: RIB,AIRFOIL. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 3 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-A-SIDE . DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 364 DAYS. FOB IS AT DESTINATION, INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND August 18, 2025. Archiving Policy: Automatic, 15 days after response date Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors: Yes Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List: Yes
From Presolicitation posted on Aug 03, 2025Notice history
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Sources Sought Posted Jul 24, 2025
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Presolicitation LATEST Posted Aug 03, 2025View changes (3)
- Description: Description was updated
- Notice Type: Sources Sought → Presolicitation
- Response Deadline: Jul 31, 2025 → Sep 17, 2025
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