PANEL ASSEMBLY, WING / NSN 1560-00-0793-7602 / B52 AIRCRAFT

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is seeking to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for the production of PANEL ASSEMBLY, WING, NSN 1560-00-0793-7602, for the B52 aircraft. The contract will have a 5-year base period, and the estimated annual quantity is 40 each. The production units will be FOB: Destination, and the inspection and acceptance will be at the origin. The item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Export control applies, and surge does not apply. • The contract will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. • The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. • The OEM is Boeing, and approved sources include several companies such as HELICOMB INTERNATIONAL, INC., TOP FLIGHT AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and others. • Interested contractors must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA. • The Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies.