Aircraft Coatings and Sealants

This is not a solicitation but rather a Sources Sought Synopsis to determine potential sources for information and planning purposes only.

The Air Force is looking for sources interested in and capable of providing just in time delivery of aerospace coatings, sealants, and technical assistance to support the OO-ALC at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), Utah. The OO-ALC supports the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group (309 AMXG), 309th Commodities Maintenance Group (309 CMXG), 309th Maintenance Support Group (309 MSXG), and 309th Electronics Maintenance Group (309 EMXG).

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this effort can be competitive and/or a total Small Business Set-Aside. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 325510 which has a corresponding size standard of 1,000 employees. The Government will use this information to determine the best acquisition strategy for this procurement. The Government is interested in all small businesses to include 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. The government requests that interested parties respond to this notice if applicable and identify your small business status to the identified NAICS code. Additionally, please provide any anticipated teaming arrangements, along with a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers for the past three years. Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners.

See attached sources sought for instructions on how to respond to this sources sought. See the draft Statement of Work for current effort expectations. The current list of coatings and sealants can be retrieved only by request and if a signed DD2579 exists for your business. instructions for how to obtain an approved DD2579 can be found here: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Services/JCP/. Let us know if you have any questions about this sources sought. Its anticipated that this effort will begin in May of 2027 but may be awarded prior to that time or not at all.