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The United States Air Force through Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), Tinker AFB 73145 is contemplating the Spare Buy of the F-15 Body, Valve. This notice is in accordance with FAR 5.101(a)(2). A firm fixed price type contract is contemplated.

The requirements set forth in this notice are defined per Purchase Request FD2030-24-01184.

The Government intends to issue a request for quotation on or about 03 April 2024 with a closing response date of 06 May 2024 and estimated award date of on or about 27 May 2024. This notice does in itself represent the issuance of a formal request for quotation and is intended to be taken as such.

Written response is required.

Item 0001: Body, Valve; NSN: 4810-01-006-1283 HS; Applicable to F-15 aircraft for a best estimated quantity of 2 each.

Function: Open and close landing gear doors and move the landing gear through the up and down positions.

Delivery: Deliver units 2 each on 22 September 2025. Early delivery is acceptable.

Ship To: Shipping to: SW3211

Supplemental Address: NA

Shipping instructions will be provided by the Production Management Specialist (PMS) prior to any shipments of serviceable assets.

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 approve sources.

Current Approve Source(s) include: This is a sole source requirement to approved Large Business:

EATON AEROSPACE LLC CAGE CODE: 99643 LARGE BUSINESS

Export Control: N/A

The AMC is 3/D. The data needed to procure this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation.

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.

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.

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