5995-01-548-5758; Z9N; AIRCRAFT, FA-18, A-D, E/F, G (GROWLER)

This Synopsis is issued for a Total Small Business set-a-side solicitation that will be issued under PR number 1000226693 to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with 5 Base Years. ONLY vendor proposing the APPROVED SOURCEs OF VERMILLION INCORPORATED (25714); VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT (072E5); AIRTRONICS, LLC (58078); CENTROID, INC. (21856); MARVIN ENGINEERING CO, INC (32067); DCX-CHOL ENTERPRISES, INC (27456); NEWVAC LLC (60118) CONCERNS WILL BE CONSIDERED. NSN: 5995-01-548-5758; CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC; CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM; EXPORT CONTROL; HIGHER-LEVEL QUALITY; GOVERNMENT FAT; GOVERNMENT PLT REQUIREMENTS; SURGE REQUIREMENT; NAICS 334419 Required delivery is 999 days. Stock delivery locations will be to any facility in the Continental United States as cited on each delivery. Pricing will be evaluated on the Estimated Annual Demand (EAD) ’ 1371 each. The Guaranteed Minimum will be cited in the solicitation. There will be a 5-year base with NO option, for a total of five years. Terms are FOB Origin and Inspection/Acceptance Origin for DLA Direct. This item has technical data some or all of which is subject to export control of either the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and cannot be exported without prior authorization from either the Department of State or the Department of Commerce. Export includes disclosure of technical data to foreign persons and nationals whether located in the United States or abroad. This requirement applies equally to foreign national employees and U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries. DFARS 252.225-7048 is applicable to this data. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) limits distribution of export-control technical data to DLA contractors that have an approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, have completed the Introduction to Proper Handling of DOD Export-Controlled Technical Data Training and the DLA Export-Controlled Technical Data Questionnaire (both are available at the web address given below), and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access the export-controlled data. Instructions for obtaining access to the export-controlled data can be found at: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Enhanced-Validation/ This solicitation includes Procurement Notice L09, Reverse Auction. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at: https/dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction. Solicitation scheduled release date is tentatively 28 April 2026. Electronic (DIBBS) proposals/quotes are unacceptable. Proposals are to be submitted to the Bid Custodian. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the BSM Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Homepage (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil). Select "Request for Proposal (RFP)" under the Solicitations heading. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.