C-5 Nose Landing Gear Door Actuator Assemblies
Air Force and Space Force · FA8538 AFSC PZAAB
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA853826R0012 in this department, oldest first.
- Apr 9, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Apr 9, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
Next steps for this stage
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- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
C-5 Nose Landing Gear (NLG) Door Actuators Assemblies LH Actuator Assembly: NSN: 1680-01-160-6520UC PN: 177560-32 RH Actuator Assembly: NSN: 1680-01-160-6519UC PN: 177560-33 LH Actuator Assembly: NSN: 1680-01-237-0231UC PN: 177560-34 RH Actuator Assembly: NSN: 1680-01-237-0230UC PN: 177560-35 These actuator assemblies are part of the C-5 NLG Door Actuation System. The NLG doors consist of two inboard doors and two outboard doors and are actuated separately from the gear. When the NLG is extended, the doors are held open by the actuators, and when the landing gear is retracted, the actuators cl… (show all)
ose the doors to enclose the landing gear and streamline the aircraft. This overhaul effort will utilize a Requirements Type Contract. 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. The USAF anticipates the acquisition will be Full and Open Competition utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). NSN 1680-01-160-6520UC YEAR BEQ Basic 10 Ordering Period 1 9 Ordering Period 2 10 Ordering Period 3 9 Ordering Period 4 10 NSN 1680-01-160-6519UC YEAR BEQ Basic 10 Ordering Period 1 9 Ordering Period 2 10 Ordering Period 3 9 Ordering Period 4 10 NSN: 1680-01-237-0231UC YEAR BEQ Basic 10 Ordering Period 1 9 Ordering Period 2 10 Ordering Period 3 9 Ordering Period 4 10 NSN: 1680-01-237-0230UC YEAR BEQ Basic 10 Ordering Period 1 9 Ordering Period 2 10 Ordering Period 3 9 Ordering Period 4 10 It is anticipated that the RFP will be released in May 2026. The RFP will be posted to the SAM webpage. NO HARDCOPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. The technical data required to respond to the RFP may be obtained at the same website. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation 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. One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the Buy American Act.
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.
Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $2.5M to $8.9M, median $5.2M; range $392K to $12.8M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 3 | $18.2M | Sep 30, 2025 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $LHX | 2 | $15.2M | 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 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.
- $RTX reported $93.5B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 7 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.$12.8MElectronic Flight Indicator (EFI) and Radar Display Unit (RDU)$LHX: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 25, 2026L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$2.4MElectronic Flight Indicator (EFI) and Radar Display Unit (RDU)$LHX: no recent revenue figure in SEC filings (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
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