C - 130J / T Sustaining Engineering and Logistics Support Services in Support of a C - 130J Aircraft Additional Customer and Peculiar Spares

2026-11-03

1 . GENERALThe Naval Air Systems Command ( NAVAIR ) intends to award a sole source modification to contract N0001924D0119 for 2 . 5 years with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation ( LMAC ), 86 South Cobb Drive , Marietta , GA 30063 , for the effort associated with the C - 130J / T Sustaining Engineering and Logistics Support Services in support of the United States Navy , Reserve ( USNR ) C - 130J aircraft , and providing peculiar spares due to obsolescence , and the United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) C - 130J recapitalization aircraft . A sole source acquisition will be procured under the authority of FAR 6 . 302 - 1 , “ Only One Responsible Source and No other Suppliers or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements .” LMAC is the sole designer , developer , and original equipment manufacturer ( OEM ) of the C - 130J / T aircraft and is the only known firm with the necessary technical data , knowledge , equipment , facilities , and experience with the subject aircraft to provide the required supplies and services within the required timeframe . This sources sought is being used as a market research tool pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations ( FAR ) Part 10 to determine potential sources and their technical capabilities . The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement . The applicable North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code currently assigned to this procurement is 336411 . The applicable product service code ( PSC ) is J016 . Only interested firms who believe they are capable and can meet the requirements of providing the supplies and services noted above are invited to respond to this notice . NAVAIR will not reimburse any respondents for any expenses associated with their participation in this Market Survey . DISCLAIMERTHIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY . THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT . RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT . ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY . This notice is not a request for competitive proposals . Interested parties , however , may identify their interest and capability by responding to this requirement . If after reviewing this information , you desire to respond to this pre - solicitation synopsis , you should provide documentation to substantiate your product meets the requirements specified in this sources sought . Failure to provide documentation may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities . 2 . BACKGROUNDThis effort consists of on - site field service representative support ; sustaining engineering support ; integrated logistic support ; reliability improvements ; configuration management ; technical publications ; peculiar spares ( non - Defense Logistics Agency ); and associated project management . This is a follow - on procurement to sole source contract N0001924D0119 currently being performed by LMAC . 3 . INFORMATION REQUESTEDNAVAIR is conducting market research to identify Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) certified industry partners that can provide comprehensive engineering support , logistics , and programmatic support identified in paragraph 1 . Potential contractors are requested to provide information on current products and services , relevant history , evidence of past performance , access to original equipment manufacturer ( OEM ) engineering design data and use of proprietary modeling tools , and capability of supporting in full the functions and services identified herein . Interested contractors shall submit their technical capabilities describing how they are able to meet the Government ’ s complete requirements for engineering and logistic support for the aircraft described in paragraphs 1 and 2 above . Please submit an electronic copy of your capability statement not to exceed 10 pages . If your response includes information , you consider proprietary , please mark the information in accordance with regulatory guidance . Please do not include company brochures or other marketing types of information . The capabilities statement shall include the following : 3 . 1 Corporate Information1 . Company ' s name and address . 2 . Company ’ s cage code and Unique Entity Identifier ( UEI ) number . 3 . Company point of contact including email address and phone number . 4 . Company ' s business size and list of North American Industry Classification system ( NAICS ) codes under which goods and services are provided . 5 . Company ’ s business status ( Socio - Economic Factors : 8 ( a ), HUBZone , Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Business , etc .) 3 . 2 Specific Sources Sought Information RequestedPotential teaming arrangements , contractual relationships , and related past performance with LMAC in the past five years . Ability to provide OEM peculiar components , parts , and materials in support of maintenance actions and operational support . Access to current C - 130J OEM technical manuals and source data , plus approved notice of all updates as applicable to perform the Logistics Support Analysis , Software Support , Technical Publication and NATOPS Flight Manual updates / revisions . Access to C - 130J OEM technical source data for aircraft structural properties , wiring routing diagrams , mission computer software interfaces and parts interchangeability . Access to LMAC specific design engineering databases , tools , and models needed to perform unique services such as DTADS data analysis for structural health monitoring , severity factor analysis for the Service Life Extension Program , OEM Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling used for handling qualities and loads analysis , and more . Access to LMAC engineering design source data for determining design limits and performing repair analysis . 4 . RESPONSESInquiries regarding this Sources Sought shall be addressed to Ms . Stephanie Savage at stephanie . r . savage2 . civ @ us . navy . mil and Mr . Shawn Campbell at shawn . campbell . civ @ us . navy . milEmail all information in response to this Sources Sought to Ms . Stephanie Savage at stephanie . r . savage2 . civ @ us . navy . mil and Mr . Shawn Campbell at shawn . campbell . civ @ us . navy . mil . Responses are due by 5 : 00 ET on 26 February 2026 .

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