SAM #FD20202700027

Sources sought for qualified manufacturers of six F-16 canopy transparency items

The U.S. Air Force is seeking additional manufacturers qualified to make six F-16 canopy transparency items for aircraft sustainment. - Government buyer - Department of the Air Force, through Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Sustainment Center; contracting office FA8212 AFSC OLH PZABA. - Attachment offices also identify the 416th Supply Chain Management Squadron (416 SCMS), including 416 SCMS/GUMAE and 416 SCMS/GUEAA, and 429 SCMS. - Products requested - Six F-16 transparency NSNs: 1560-01-462-2040, 1560-01-462-4551, 1560-01-497-5078, 1560-01-497-5956, 1560-01-497-5959, and 1560-01-497-6599. Purchase quantities are not specified. - Associated references include P/N 5004550-09, 5004550-11, 5004270-03, 5006550-03, 5004270-01, and 5006550-01; the qualification requirements also identify P/Ns 16VK100001 and 16VK100002. - OEMs and vendors named - PPG Aerospace is identified as the current sole qualified manufacturing source. - TEXSTARS LLC is identified as a manufacturer in the revised EDL attachment. - Lockheed Martin is referenced in connection with a master-tool agreement. - Notable technical requirements - New sources must meet the Manufacturing Qualification Requirements (MQR), Engineering Data List (EDL), item specifications, and engineering instructions. The latest attachment set uses revised EDL_2040v5.pdf. - Qualification requires verification of the data package, compliant manufacturing and testing, and a government-evaluated qualification article. The qualification effort is estimated at 365 days, with test results due within 90 days after article submission; estimated qualification testing costs are $329,000. - Requirements include Critical Safety Item controls, applicable physical item marking standards, unique item identification (IUID), and submission of contractor drawings. The transparency items are polycarbonate and generally specified for F-16 550-knot use. - Potential follow-on acquisition - The anticipated requirement is a multiple-award IDIQ with a five-year ordering period, supporting U.S. Air Force and Foreign Military Sales needs, with an estimated ceiling of $85 million. Newly qualified sources may be added after award. - This is a sources-sought notice for market research, not a solicitation or commitment to award.

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SOURCES SOUGHT

NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to seek new qualified and responsible manufacturers to produce spare F-16 parts in support of the United States Air Force (USAF). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not construe as a commitment by the Government. 

Subject: F-16 Transparencies, NSN: 1560-01-462-2040, NSN: 1560-01-462-4551, NSN: 1560-01-497-5078, NSN: 1560-01-497-5956, NSN: 1560-01-497-5959, NSN: 1560-01-497-6599

The USAF is seeking out additional manufacturing sources capable of producing F-16 transparencies and interested in becoming qualified to do so. Currently PPG Aerospace is the sole qualified manufacturing source. The Government owns the specifications. New sources interested in becoming qualified must meet the requirements in the MQR and EDL that are attached. The EDL and Engineering Instructions are the same for all 6 NSNs. The Government's objective is to expand the qualified industrial manufacturing base by identifying and qualifiing additional sources. 

Anticipated Acquistion Strategy for the Follow-on Contract:

The Government anticipates a follow-on Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an anticipated award timeframe of September 2027. The effort is planned for a 5-year ordering period supporting both USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements, with an estimated total ceiling of $85M. The acquistion is anticipated to include on-ramping provisions to allow newly qualified Contractors to be added to the multiple-award vehicle post-award once qualification requirements are satisfied. Keep in mind, this is subject to change...

See the attached attachments attached to this Sources Sought for additional information concerning this Sources Sought. 

Requests for technical data must be requested through the points of contact below. Requests must include a copy of your JCP printout or DD 2345. If the POC requesting access is not identified on the DD 2345 or the JCP printout, it will be rejected. The requestor must be identified on the DD 2345 in order to be granted access. 

All interested foreign parties shall let the Contracting Officers (CO) know that they are a foreign party so that the COs can clear them access to the drawings through the foreign disclosure office (FDO).

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