UPGRADE/REMANUFACTURE OF THE B-1B ACTUATOR, ELECTRONIC-MECHANICAL

The Government intends to issue solicitation on or about 8 Aug 2025 with a closing response date on or about 23  Sep 2025.  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)

(All under Preface Sheet)   N/A                                                                         OEM Repair Manual and Illustrated Parts Breakdown

General Technical Orders

TO NUMBER         DATE                                                       TITLE         

00-5-1                    25 JAN 2021                                         AF TECHNICAL ORDER SYSTEM            

00-5-3                    11 AUG 2021                                        AF TECHNICAL ORDER LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT           

00-35D-54             15 APR 2021                                         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                                            12 OCT 2020         AIR FORCE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

AFMAN 23-122                                    26 OCT 2020         MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

DoD/Air Force Forms

FORM NUMBER                   TITLE

SF 364                                    REPORT OF DISCREPANCY

SF 368                                    PRODUCT QUALITY DEFICIENCY REPORT

DD250                                    MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

DD1348-1A                            ISSUE RELEASE/RECEIPT DOCUMENT

DD1574                                 SERVICEABLE TAG – MATERIAL

DD1574-1                              SERVICEABLE LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577-2                              UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-3                              UNSERVICEABLE (REPAIRABLE) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1577                                 UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) TAG – MATERIAL

DD1577-1                              UNSERVICEABLE (CONDEMNED) LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1575                                 SUSPENDED TAG – MATERIAL

DD1575-1                              SUSPENDED LABEL – MATERIAL

DD1694                                 REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (RFV)

AFMC FORM 158                 PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACTOR DOCUMENTS

PART NUMBER                     DRAWING NUMBER                            TITLE AND DATE

N/A                                                         N/A                                         OEM Repair Manual and Illustrated Parts

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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.

Point of Contact: Nonika Allen, Contract Specialist, Nonika.allen.1@us.af.mil

                            Morgan McGarity, Contracting Officer, Morgan.mcgarity@us.af.mil