C-5 Hydraulic Valve Repair
Air Force and Space Force · FA8538 AFSC PZAAB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA853826R0015 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 28, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
SOLICITATION AMENDMENT FA853826R0015 02, is issued to EXTEND the proposal receipt date FROM: 17 AUGUST 2026, 5:00PM EST, TO: 1 SEPTEMBER 2026, 5:00PM EST. All other terms and conditions shall remain the same. SOLICITATION AMENDMENT FA853826R0015 01, is issued to EXTEND the proposal receipt date FROM: 16 JULY 2026, 5:00PM EST, TO: 17 AUGUST 2026, 5:00PM EST. All other terms and conditions shall remain the same. SOLICITATION C-5 Hydraulic Valve Repair The Air Force has a requirement for depot-level repair for various C-5 mechanical components. The three items listed below are to be included in t… (show all)
his effort: 60 GPM Hydraulic Relief Cartridge Valve - NSN: 1650001059655 PN: 1636 Temperature Compensated Pressure Regulator - NSN: 1650002418862 PN: 854550-5-1 20 GPM Hydraulic Dual Shuttle Valve - NSN: 4820001614098 PN: 5046-1 This acquisition will be a 100% Small Business Set Aside. This repair effort will utilize a Requirements Type Contract. The Contract period of performance will be five (5) years. It will consist of a one (1) year basic period and four (4) one (1) year ordering periods. The Best Estimated Quantities for each ordering period are listed below. NSN: 1650001059655 YEAR BEQ Basic 3 Ordering Period 1 2 Ordering Period 2 2 Ordering Period 3 2 Ordering Period 4 2 NSN: 1650002418862 YEAR BEQ Basic 10 Ordering Period 1 10 Ordering Period 2 10 Ordering Period 3 10 Ordering Period 4 10 NSN: 4820001614098 YEAR BEQ Basic 3 Ordering Period 1 5 Ordering Period 2 5 Ordering Period 3 5 Ordering Period 4 5 The Government owns the technical data package. Interested parties shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program and approved to view Export Control, and shall submit evidence of their certification in order to obtain the associated technical data packages. To obtain copies of the bidset documents, an interested vendor shall be registered in the Joint Certification Program (JCP). Interested vendors are to request copies of the bidsets by providing their CAGE number to both Alyssa Tanner (alyssa.tanner.1@us.af.mil) and Karen Beckford (karen.beckford@us.af.mil) to verify registration in JCP. Upon verification, bidset zip files will be sent via the "DOD Safe" website. To become registered in the JCP, interested vendors can do so at the following website: https://www.dla.mil/logistics-operations/services/joint-certification-program/ The RFP and attachments are included within the attachments area of this solicitation. All attachments are attached separately for convenience. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Offerors are encouraged to register on the site to receive notifications regarding the solicitation and all amendments/revisions. Contact Alyssa Tanner, Contract Specialist, and Karen Beckford, Contracting Officer, for questions or clarification. Questions will ONLY be received via E-mail. Phone calls are not acceptable, and voice mail will not be answered nor returned. All questions will be answered via a Question and Answers (Q&A) document posted on SAM.gov attachment added to this posting and noted below in this description with the date it was updated. Alyssa Tanner, alyssa.tanner.1@us.af.mil Karen Beckford, karen.beckford@us.af.mil Completed Request for Proposal responses and documents are due 5:00 PM EST, 1 SEPTEMBER 2026
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA8538 AFSC PZAAB), same product/service code (PSC) J016 and NAICS 811210.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $2.6M to $6.8M, median $5.2M; range $392K to $11.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 3 | $18.2M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | – | Sep 25, 2026 |
| HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION · $RTX · $93.5B | 1 | $5.2M | Aug 3, 2026 |
| ELEVAN LLC | 1 | $2.6M | Apr 25, 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 (2 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $5.2M, 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 25, 2026L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$12.8M (modification)Electronic Flight Indicator (EFI) and Radar Display Unit (RDU)Contract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$2.4M (modification)Electronic Flight Indicator (EFI) and Radar Display Unit (RDU)Contract modification, not a new award (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 3, 2026HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$5.2MAward Synopsis / Repair of the Programmable Armament Control System 46 (PACS-46) Converter Programmer (CP)Materiality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 30, 2025THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED$11.0MOverhaul of the C-5 Trailing Edge Flap Gearbox Assemblies Post Award Synopsis and JustificationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 26, 2025THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INC.$6.8MC-5 Visor Door Actuator OverhaulNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 28, 2025THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED$392KC-5 Nut Drive ManifoldNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 25, 2025ELEVAN LLC$2.6MSolicitation-C-5 Nose Landing Gear Door GearboxesNo 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 4 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $620K 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 4 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.