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Sources Sought F16 Transparencies Tender in USA - 151217393

The DEPT OF DEFENSE | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Sources Sought F16 Transparencies in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 21 Oct 2026 and is scheduled to close on 16 Feb 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 151217393, while the tender notice number is FD20202700027 and Registering on the platform.

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Sources Sought F16 Transparencies

Deadline: 16 Feb 2026

Posting Date: 21 Oct 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 151217393

Document Ref. No.: FD20202700027

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Tender Details

SOURCES SOUGHT
NOTICE: This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought to seek new qualified and responsible manufacturers to produce spare F-16 parts in support of the United States Air Force (USAF). This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) and does not construe as a commitment by the Government.
Subject: F-16 Transparencies, NSN: 1560-01-462-2040, NSN: 1560-01-462-4551, NSN: 1560-01-497-5078, NSN: 1560-01-497-5956, NSN: 1560-01-497-5959, NSN: 1560-01-497-6599
The USAF is seeking out additional manufacturing sources capable of producing F-16 transparencies and interested in becoming qualified to do so. Currently PPG Aerospace is the sole qualified manufacturing source. The Government owns the specifications. New sources interested in becoming qualified must meet the requirements in the MQR and EDL that are attached. The EDL and Engineering Instructions are the same for all 6 NSNs. The Government's objective is to expand the qualified industrial manufacturing base by identifying and qualifiing additional sources.
Anticipated Acquistion Strategy for the Follow-on Contract:
The Government anticipates a follow-on Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with an anticipated award timeframe of September 2027. The effort is planned for a 5-year ordering period supporting both USAF and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements, with an estimated total ceiling of $85M. The acquistion is anticipated to include on-ramping provisions to allow newly qualified Contractors to be added to the multiple-award vehicle post-award once qualification requirements are satisfied. Keep in mind, this is subject to change...
See the attached attachments attached to this Sources Sought for additional information concerning this Sources Sought.
Requests for technical data must be requested through the points of contact below. Requests must include a copy of your JCP printout or DD 2345. If the POC requesting access is not identified ...

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