SAM #MJM05062026

Air Force Seeks Engineering Services for Secondary Power Systems and PTO Shafts with Collins Aerospace OEM Access

The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center at Hill Air Force Base is conducting market research and a sources sought for engineering services and component improvement for Secondary Power Systems (SPS) and Small Gas Turbine Engines (GTE), with a focus on Power Take Off (PTO) Shafts and related assemblies for military aircraft. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Sustainment Center, FA8206 AFSC PZACA (ICBM), Hill Air Force Base, Utah - OEM Highlight: - Collins Aerospace is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the required components and data access is mandatory for participation - Products/Services Requested: - Engineering services for SPS and PTO Shafts, including analysis, design, prototyping, hardware testing, and system improvements - Component improvement and sustainment for PTO shafts and assemblies for aircraft such as F-15, F-16, B-1B, B-2, and T-38 - Key products include: - Power Take Off Shafts (e.g., NSN 2835-01-537-3778, 2835-01-522-8015, 2835-01-115-6111) - Crossover Shaft (NSN 2835-01-181-4168) - Power Transmission Shafts (NSN 3040-01-446-1774, 3040-01-715-7299) - Output and Input Drive Assemblies for T-38 (NSNs 1680-00-836-4254-XE, 1680-00-450-8532-XJ, 1680-00-836-4248-XE, 1680-01-037-6734-XJ) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Respondents must have access to Collins Aerospace OEM data or a partnership with Collins Aerospace - Emphasis on small business participation and teaming arrangements - Experience with similar government or commercial services in the past three years is required - Period of performance is anticipated to be 18 months - Place of performance and contracting is Hill Air Force Base, Utah

Description

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) is 541330, which has a corresponding Size standard of $47.0M. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned, HUBZone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. Interested parties are required to have access to necessary data, or partnerships with respective Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Collins Aerospace for access to data.

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