NSN 1615-012149140, PITCH HORN ASSEMBLY, WSDC: 26F, F-16 AIRCRAFT SPE4A726R0671

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1615-01-214-9140, PITCH HORN ASSEMBLY. This item is currently manufactured by SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAGE 78286) UNDER PART NUMBER 70102-08111-047. The Weapon System Designator Code is 26F. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by TUESDAY, JUNE 23rd, 2026, 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to TSAONE TLALE at tsaone.tlale@dla.mil. Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237 If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.

NSN: 1615-012149140, PR:7016337428, ITEM: PITCH HORN ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER: 70102-08111-047. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 735 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIION. THE INTENDED SOURCE IS SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, CAGE 78286. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 650 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER. FOB IS ORIGIN, 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 July 23, 2026.