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FAIRING, AIRCRAFT | 04F | B-52 NSN: 1560-012535258 IQC PR: 1000206232, ITEM: SKIN, AIRCRAFT THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES. AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, 1XKR3 P/N 16T7465-4 CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC 9U679 P/N 16T7465-4 KIHOMAC INC 3L2L3 P/N 16T7465-4 ALBANY AEROSTRUCTURES COMPOSITES LLC 32500 P/N 16T7465-4 APPLIED COMPOSITES ENGINEERING INC 0WTG1 P/N 16T7465-4 NORDAM GROUP LLC, THE 29957 P/N 16T7465-4 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 81755 P/N 16T7465-4 THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS UNRESTRICTED (OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION). THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 16 EACH. GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING IS REQUIRED. DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ARTICLE WILL BE 150 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER (DARO). GOVERNMENT APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL WILL BE 180 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 150 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT DESTINATION. FIRST ARTICLE TERMS: INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION. PRODUCTION UNIT TERMS: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN. THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES. 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 ABOUT AUGUST 21, 2025.