C-130 Center Wing Box (CWB)

This is a sources sought synopsis. The USAF is conducting market research to identify potential sources that possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to provide the Government with engineering, technical, and logistics support for delivery of CWB replacement kits for C-130H aircraft. This is related to previously posted RFI FA850424 which is attached for reference. This notice contains redacted data available upon request. Please review all attached documents before submitting responses to POCs.

Date: 8 May 2025

Year: 2025

Contracting Office Zip Code: 31098

PSC: 1560

Contracting Office Address: AFLCMC/WLNK 420 Richard Ray Blvd, Suite 1W1 Robins AFB, GA 31098-1638

Subject: Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions C-130 Center Wing Box (CWB)

Proposed Solicitation Number: FD2060-24-33039

Closing Response Date: 8 Jun 2025

Contracting Officer: Erica L. Carter

Contract Award and Solicitation Number: FD2060-24-33039

Line Item Number: TBD

Contract Award Date: May 2026

Contractor: Lockheed Martin Aerospace

Description: Offerors must demonstrate the ability to supply new fabricated parts, wire harnesses, and all other miscellaneous parts required to successfully install C-130H Enhanced Service Life (ESL) CWB modification kits into C-130H aircraft.

Offerors must be able to deliver C-130H center wing assemblies as part of an installation kit. Tooling required to manufacture the CWB and related structural components is not available, so prospective offerors must design, manufacture, and/or otherwise acquire the tooling required to produce CWB kits. In addition to the center wing structure, kits must include trailing edges, flap tracks, fuel bladders, wing attach angles, truss mounts, aft nacelles, main landing gear beams, and all hardware, wiring, and plumbing required to install an ESL CWB.

Offerors must be able to provide engineering support to aid in the resolution of kit deficiencies and structural damage that may occur during production and installation of the center wing box.

Additional engineering support efforts may include, but are not limited to, identifying and correcting obsolete parts and diminishing supplier issues, performing engineering analyses, prototyping, performing reliability and maintainability improvements, and providing engineering data.

If not previously qualified as a supplier, offerors will support trial installation and verification installations of the ESL CWB kit on C-130H aircraft.

Kit and reference drawings necessary to accomplish the retrofit, new record Time Compliance Technical Orders (TCTOs) and kit lists, and electrical wiring drawings may be required as part of this acquisition. Offerors must be able to develop new, or update existing technical orders, to include new or updated NDI procedures, new or updated corrosion grind out and prevention data, and new or updated inspection and repair procedures for the center wing.

Offerors require proven experience in providing support to large military aircraft in the following areas:

Aircraft Modification Support

Sustainment and Depot Engineering Support (T.O. 00-25-107 and AFMC Form 202 responses)

Logistics Engineering Support

Field Representation (temporary duty/off station support)

Technical Order Verification and Validation

Technical Reports

Technical Meetings and Reviews

Contractor Program Management (Program Management Reviews/Quarterly Reports)

Diminishing Manufacturing Sources & Material Shortages (DMSMS)

Drafting support for engineering drawings and Technical Order illustrations

International Technical Assistance Requests

Original Equipment Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Aerospace

Drawing number: (see drawing list)

Quantity of kits: Eight (8); future buys may be required

Kits delivered to: FA8504 Robins AFB, GA

Schedule: kit deliveries FY28 FY35

Contract duration: May 2026-April 2035

Intended source for this procurement is Lockheed Martin Aerospace Company using Sole Source Authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which will be considered by the agency.

Place of Contract Performance: Contractor's facilities

Set-aside Status: None