The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation), is issuing a presolicitation for an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for the procurement of a COVER, ACCESS, AIRCRAFT, identified by NSN 1560-01-420-9453. The contract will span a five-year base period with an estimated annual quantity of 160 units, which are critical components for aircraft but not classified as Critical Safety Items. Interested contractors must be aware that the government intends to negotiate with a limited number of sources, specifically Texstars LLC, and any other interested parties must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) to be considered. The estimated solicitation issue date is November 17, 2025, and all proposals must be submitted within 45 days of the publication of this notice. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Chris Rose at CHRISTOPHER.ROSE@DLA.MIL or Jeremy Prince at Jeremy.Prince@dla.mil.

**SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS**

**The DLA AVIATION is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market** research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN 1560-01-420-9453: COVER, ACCESS, AIRCRAFT. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336413.

**THERE IS NO POSTED SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME**. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

**Submission Instructions:** Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 10/29/2025.  All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to CHRISTOPHER.ROSE@DLA.MIL.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: CHRISTOPHER.ROSE@DLA.MIL.

APPENDIX 1: **Purpose and Objectives**

Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s).  Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping.  Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets.  The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award.

The specific requirement for this effort is below:

The specific requirement for this effort is below:  
Part Number: Texstars LLC (CAGE 12849), p/n 5004176-10

Nomenclature: COVER, ACCESS, AIRCRAFT  
NSN: 1560-01-420-9453  
Estimated Requirement:  LTC – 5 YEAR BASE PERIOD

There are no other approved sources at this time.

Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA.  DLA Aviation **does not** possess complete technical data on this part.

COVER, ACCESS, AIRCRAFT / NSN 1560-01-420-9453 / F15 AIRCRAFT

An Unrestricted solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1560-01-420-9453, a COVER, ACCESS, AIRCRAFT. The award will be for a 5-year base period. The Estimated Annual Quantity (EAQ) is 160 EACH. Production units will be FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Origin. Item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Government First Article Testing and Export Control apply. Surge does not apply.

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 sole approved source is Texstars LLC (CAGE 12849) in accordance with part number 5004176-10. DLA Aviation does NOT possess technical data on this part.

There are no other approved sources at this time. Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA.  DLA Aviation does not possess technical data on this part.

Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.

In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov). The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The estimated solicitation issue date is 11/17/2025.

A copy of the solicitation will be available via DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. 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 requesters.

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