Repair Of Aircraft Fuel Boost Pump
Air Force and Space Force · FA8524 AFSC PZAAA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA852426R0025 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 24, 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
The Government is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet qualification requirements to repair the Aircraft Fuel Boost Pump listed below: NOUN: Aircraft Boost Pump 1680-01-531-2588SO PART NUMBER: 62218-1 This requirement is for the depot level repair of Aircraft Fuel Boost Pumps which is utilized on the HC-130J and the MC-130J aircrafts. The extent of repair work required shall be determined by the initial inspection/functional checkout and the disassembly/assembly required to return items to aserviceable conditi… (show all)
on that shall efficiently serve their intended purpose. Original design of the end item and parts thereof, or the design functional capabilities of the end item, shall not be changed, modified or altered unless such changes areauthorized in writing by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). This effort will be executed as a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Contract(IDC) Requirements contract, consisting of a Basic and 4 annual ordering periods for a total of 5 years. The place of delivery is To Be Determined (TBD) and assets are due 60 days After Receipt of Order (ARO) or Repairable Assets, whichever is Later.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (FA8524 AFSC PZAAA), same product/service code (PSC) J016.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $9.5M to $18.0M, median $13.6M; range $6.6M to $21.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able Aerospace Services, Inc. | 2 | $38.5M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| ARISTA AVIATION SERVICES, LLC. Enterprise AL 36330 USA | 1 | $10.4M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| CHELTON AVIONICS, INC · $TDG · $6.6B | 1 | $6.6M | Sep 29, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $TDG reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $13.6M, is 0.2% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 29, 2026CHELTON AVIONICS, INC$6.6MRepair of Avionics Components Applicable to the TH-1H HelicopterMateriality: 0.10% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 3, 2026Able Aerospace Services, Inc.$16.8MRepair of Transmission Assemblies Applicable to the UH-1N HelicoptersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2026ARISTA AVIATION SERVICES, LLC. Enterprise AL 36330 USA$10.4MOverhaul of Dynamic Components on the UH-1N HelicoptersNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 21, 2025Able Aerospace Services, Inc.$21.8MOverhaul/Repair of TH-1H Dynamic ComponentsNo 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 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 1 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.