OVERHAUL OF F-16 CHECK VALVE

The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Overhaul of the F-16 Check Valve.  The contractor shall provide all labor, facilities, equipment and all material to accomplish overhaul.  The work encompasses the disassembly cleaning, inspection, maintenance re-assembly, testing, and finishing actions required to restore the item to a completely serviceable condition in accordance with the solicitation requirements and all attachments.  A firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract is contemplated with one 5 year period of performance.

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD20302600572 as follows:

Written response is required.

Item 0001: Overhaul of F-16 Check Valve, NSN: 4820010533375RK, P/N: 2750037-101. 5 Year IDIQ Contract with Minimum 5 ea. / Maximum 20 ea.

Item 0002: Over and Above (O&A). To be negotiated (TBN).

Item 0003: Data (Not Separately Priced)

NSN: 4820-01-053-3375RK

Function: Used as a flow control valve for halon, which is installed in the fuel tank and used for suppressing a fire.

Dimensions: 9.0000” h x 7.0000” w x 7.0000” l and weighs 4.0000 lbs.  Material: Aluminum Alloy.

Delivery: Deliver 1 unit(s) 10 ea. every 433 days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Early delivery is acceptable

Ship To: DLA DISTRIBUTION DEPOT OKLAHOMA

3301 F AVE CEN REC BLDG 506 DR 22

TINKER AFB OK 73145-8000

USA

Duration of Contract Period: 5 Year IDIQ

Qualification Requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPLY.  Interested vendors that have not been previously qualified for this acquisition must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to the Source Development, Small Business Office at 405-739-7243.  As prescribed in FAR 9.202(e), the contracting officer need not delay a proposed award in order to provide a potential offeror with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified for qualification. 

Part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.  Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from approved sources. 

In order to receive any technical data related to this acquisition during the pre-solicitation phase, offerors must send an email request to the Public Sales Office AFLCMC.LZP.PUBSALES@us.af.mil. Release of any data is subject to applicable data rights. The request shall be on company letterhead and include the applicable solicitation number, the specific data needed (including TO and/or drawing numbers), and a copy of the current, approved DD Form 2345. The form, including instructions for completing the form, is available at: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/forminfo/forminfopage2220.html.

The Government is not responsible for incomplete, misdirected, or untimely requests.**

Some units of items listed in Section B may, upon disassembly and/or inspection, be determined to be beyond repairable limits specified in the Work Specification and/or Technical Orders. Any cost for work performed by the Contractor, prior to determination that such equipment is beyond repairable limits, shall be included in the unit price(s) of the listed item(s). Condemned units will not be counted as production.

Export Control:  N/A

There is 1 approved source. IAW 762 Approved Sources, a sole source solicitation is contemplated for this requirement.

The RMC is R4/D. 

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 29 May 2026 with a closing response date of 30 June 2026 and estimated award date of on or about 03 August 2026.  This notice does not in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for proposal and is not intended to be taken as such.

Based upon market research, the Government will not be using policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.  However, interested parties may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. 

All questions regarding this notice are to be submitted in writing via E-mail.  All questions submitted to this office are subject to be posted in this notice along with the appropriate response(s).  Vendor identities will not be disclosed.  Prospective offerors must comply with all the requirements of the solicitation and any attachments thereto to be considered responsive.  All offerors are to specify in their response whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned small business, HUBZone small business, veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business.  Also offerors must specify whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned firm.

APPLICABLE TECHNICAL ORDERS

Specific Technical Orders

PART NUMBER            REMANUFACTURE MANUAL/              TITLE/REVISION AND/OR OTHER

TO NUMBER                                         DIRECTIVES (AFTO FORM 252)

2750037-101                  N/A                                                       N/A

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER     DATE                                       TITLE     

00-5-1               19 NOV 2024                            AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM           

00-5-3               20 JAN 2025                             AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT     

00-25-260          10 MAY 2022                            METHODS AND PROCEDURES MANUAL – UNIQUE

                                                                        IDENTIFICATION ASSET MARKING

00-35D-54         15 FEB 2024                             USAF DEFICIENCY REPORTING, INVESTIGATION

                                                                        AND RESOLUTION

OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY

NOTE:  These publications are for information purposes only.

Air Force Manuals

DOCUMENT NUMBER              DATE                           TITLE

AFI 23-101                                21 OCT 2020                 AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-122                          26 OCT 2020                 MATERIEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

DoD/GSA/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                       TITLE

AFMC FORM 158                      PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

DD250                                      MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD254                                      DOD CONTRACT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

DD1348-1A                               ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1423                                    CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST (CDRL)

DD1574                                    SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIEL

DD1574-1                                 SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577-2                                 UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-3                                 UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1577                                    UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIEL

DD1577-1                                 UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1575                                    SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIEL

DD1575-1                                 SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIEL

DD1694                                    REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

SF328                                       CERTIFICATE PERTAINING TO FOREIGN INTERESTS

SF 364                                      REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                      QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

Other Government Publications

PUBLICATION NUMBER          TITLE

MIL-STD-130                             IDENTIFICATION MARKING OF U.S. MILITARY PROPERTY

NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5             SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONTROLS FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-61 Rev. 3             INCIDENT RESPONSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT

NIST SP 800-161 Rev. 1            CYBERSECURITY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3            PROTECTING CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN NONFEDERAL SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONS

CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER                        DRAWING NUMBER                 TITLE AND DATE

N/A                                           N/A                                           N/A

OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005) (An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition).  The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel.  When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to source of the concern.  The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.  Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman at 405-736-3273.  DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS.

Electronic procedures will be used for this solicitation. No telephone requests. Only written or emailed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable.