TAB, TRIM, AIRCRAFT_End_Item_KC-135_NSN_1560015423037FL_PN_527-14957-2
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FD20302700203 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
Spares Procurement of: TAB, TRIM, AIRCRAFT Platform: KC-135 NSN: 1560-01-542-3037FL P/N: 527-14957-2 Notice ID (PR#): FD20302700203 AMC/AMSC: 1/G Department/Ind. Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE Major Command: AFMC Sub Command: AIR FORCE SUSTAINMENT CENTER Office: 424th SCMS GENERAL INFORMATION � Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original) � All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CHICAGO, USA � Please submit responses by: 8/19/26 Classification � Federal Stock Class (manufacture): 1560 � NAICS Code: 336413 The proposed North American Industry Cl… (show all)
assification Systems (NAICS) Code has a corresponding Size Standard of 1,250 employees. The Government is interested in all businesses to include, Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses 8(a)s, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Hubzone Businesses, and Women-Owned Small Businesses. � Place of Performance: Tinker AFB, OK 73145 USA CONTACT INFORMATION Organization: 424th SCMS Workflow Email: 424.scms.afmc.rfi.responses@us.af.mil SEND RESPONSES HERE PURPOSE/DESCRIPTION INTERESTED SOURCES MUST SELECT �ADD ME TO INTERESTED VENDORS� BUTTON ABOVE OR BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUESTS FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the United States Air Force to identify potential Spares Procurement sources for the requirements identified below and to determine if this effort can be competitive or a Small Business Set-Aside. The Government may consider breaking the requirement out by airframe. This is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that a contractual commitment will exist for this requirement. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market research. No funds are available to fund the information solicited. The Government will use the information gathered through publication of this SSS to determine the best acquisition strategy for this requirement. The Government is interested in all potential sources including Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, 8(a) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, HUBZone Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Businesses, etc. The 424th SCMS Supply Chain Management Squadron located at Tinker Air Force Base is requesting information, pursuant to FAR PART 10, in support of Market Research to identify potential sources for the Spares Procurement of the NSN(s) listed below. REQUIREMENTS Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s) listed below. Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award for the item(s) listed below. Potential sources may be responsible for nonrecurring engineering costs associated with becoming an approved source. The spares requirement for this effort is identified below: Part Number: 527-14957-2 NSN: 1560-01-542-3037 Estimated Spares Requirement: MAX QTY 71 EA THIS IS A NEW SPARES BUY AND DOES NOT HAVE A REPAIR REQUIREMENT
Who won similar work
37 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION AT OKLAHOMA CITY, OK), same product/service code (PSC) 1560 and NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (37): middle half $3.3M to $17.1M, median $8.0M; range $211K to $671.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXILLON AEROSPACE (ROCKMART), LLC | 10 | $131.4M | Sep 26, 2025 |
| AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY | 8 | $55.0M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 7 | $344.7M | Aug 21, 2026 |
| DAVIS THORPE CO. LLC | 4 | $14.6M | Sep 14, 2026 |
| TOP FLIGHT AEROSTRUCTURES, INC. | 3 | $129.6M | Jun 17, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 2 | $937.1M | Sep 30, 2026 |
| NORDAM GROUP LLC | 1 | $6.7M | Feb 26, 2026 |
| MERRILL CORPORATION | 1 | $2.4M | Sep 1, 2026 |
| G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC. | 1 | $1.1M | Apr 1, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 37 past awards, $8.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 37 past awards, $8.0M, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 30, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$265.3MDefinitization of UCA for manufacture of Fan Ducts for the KC-135 aircraft.Materiality: 0.28% of $BA revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 14, 2026DAVIS THORPE CO. LLC$2.2MNew Manufacture: NSN 1560010048749FL / PN 35-33076-4 / Door, Access, Aircraft / BOEING RIGHTS GUARDNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 1, 2026MERRILL CORPORATION$2.4MAIRCRAFT DOORNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 21, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.7MManufacture of Aircraft Access Door for the B-2 AircraftMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jul 27, 2026AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY$211KSPECIALTY FUEL CELL , KC-135 NSN 1560-01-625-2675, Part Number 201345707-10No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026DAVIS THORPE CO. LLC$3.3MAIRCRAFT DOORNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 8, 2026DAVIS THORPE CO. LLC$3.3MAIRCRAFT DOORNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 25, 2026DAVIS THORPE CO. LLC$5.9MNoun_Door, Aircraft_Application_KC-135_NSN_1560-00-560-3965_Part_Number_5-88197-21No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 17, 2026TOP FLIGHT AEROSTRUCTURES, INC.$53.1MManufacture of Trailing Edge for the B-1 Aircraft.No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 17, 2026TOP FLIGHT AEROSTRUCTURES, INC.$23.4MManufacture of the Stab Tip for the B-1 AircraftNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency job
- $799K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.