# Sources Sought: F-16 Transparencies Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fd20202700027 - Solicitation number: FD20202700027 - Notice type: Sources sought - Status: Open. Offers due February 16, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST - Department: Department of the Air Force - Agency: Department of the Air Force - Contracting office: FA8212 AFSC Olh Pzaba (FA8212) - NAICS: 3364 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing - Product or service code: 1560 Airframe Structural Components - Who can bid, by location: Anywhere in the US. Location does not limit who can bid: a product shipped to the buyer, research at the performer's facility, or work at the contractor's site. A state shown is the delivery point. - First posted: October 20, 2026 - Last posted: October 22, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b5b982c7c1f4c3ba3a77fda5ff25447/view ## Description 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. The Government anticipates a monthly demand of approximately 40 to 50 quantities over the course of this timeframe. 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 on the DD 2345 or the JCP printout, it will be rejected. The requestor must be identified on the DD 2345 in order to be granted access. All interested foreign parties shall let the Contracting Officers (CO) know that they are a foreign party so that the COs can clear them access to the drawings through the foreign disclosure office (FDO). ## Attachments - [MQR_Transparencies.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/a3291e3b8bb14a3682aa57906cc6b306/download) ## Publications - October 20, 2026: Sources sought, due February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 2f920dba6533496bb387ce44dd981906. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2f920dba6533496bb387ce44dd981906/view - October 21, 2026: Sources sought, due February 16, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 460230b069a14e9e87b5170b0d2d2ef0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/460230b069a14e9e87b5170b0d2d2ef0/view - October 21, 2026: Sources sought, due February 16, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice c10c320a8cde4687a57e986ce788a075. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c10c320a8cde4687a57e986ce788a075/view - October 22, 2026: Sources sought, due February 16, 2027 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice 5b5b982c7c1f4c3ba3a77fda5ff25447. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5b5b982c7c1f4c3ba3a77fda5ff25447/view ## Points of contact - Avery Irwin, avery.irwin@us.af.mil, 801-777-6355 - Arron Riffle, arron.riffle@us.af.mil, 801-777-4799 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/fd20202700027.