T-38 Wingtips

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PROPOSED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT ACTION: The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement.

The O_HL/PZABA, Hill AFB Utah, intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a one-time, solesource, firm-fixed-price contract for T-38 Wingtips for the T-38 airframe (NSNs 1560015272195XE and 1560015272194XE) to the OEM/Design Authority and the only qualified manufacturer listed on the Qualified Manufacturer List (QML): Northrup Grumman Corporation Systems Corporation (79U29); Adress: 1412 Legend Hills Dr. Ste 210, Clearfeild, UT 84015, United States. The government reserves the right to not make an award at all.

The government does not own the technical data to these parts. The technical data is owned by Northrup Grumman Corp. All interested parties may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The attached documents constitute all the detailed item information available to interested parties.

This Presolicitation is notice for a Sole Source Solicitation, which will be issued in early June or soon thereafter. The entire solicitation (FA8212-23-R-0596) and any/all attachments will be made available only on the SAM.gov website. All current and future information about this acquisition, i.e. solicitaiton, amendments, purchase specifications, and Q&A's will be distributed through SAM.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about this solicitation.

Please contact mark.clifton.3@us.af.mil for questions. The government does not own the technical data rights.

The anticipated CLIN structure is as follows:

Line Item 0001:

NSN: 1560015272195XE

Description: T-38 Wingtips, Production Assets

Delivery: 7 per month starting April 2027

Quantity: 91

Unit of Issue: EA

Line Item 0002:

NSN: 1560015272194XE

Description: T-38 Wingtips, Production Assets

Delivery: 7 per month starting April 2027

Quantity: 91

Unit of Issue: EA

Anticipated Award date: AUG 2023