KC-130J Assorted Dollies

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole-source basis with KWD Aircraft Support LLC, CAGE Code: 71670, for the procurement of Wheel Removal/Landing Gear Dollies (P/N: 206-000-101), Propeller Transport Dollies (P/N: 207-000-104), and Engine/QEC Dollies (P/N: 200-000-101) in support of the KC-130J Program, United States Navy, and FMS Kuwait. These dollies are required to install the KC-130J engine to the adapter on the Quick Engine Change (QEC), aid in the removal and installation of the main landing gear wheels, and transport, store, and perform maintenance on the propeller for the C-130 and C-130J aircrafts.

The Government intends to solicit this requirement under the authority of 10 USC 3204(a)(1), FAR 6.103-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Wheel Removal/Landing Gear Dollies, Propeller Transport Dollies, and Engine/QEC Dollies are solely manufactured and distributed by KWD Aircraft Support LLC as the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), who has confirmed that they do not have authorized distributors. The OEM owns the proprietary rights to the drawing and design of this equipment, and is not selling any of the rights. KWD Aircraft Support Equipment LLC is the only source with the requisite knowledge, experience, technical expertise and technical data to provide the required dollies. There are no other manufacturers or approved distributors identified that are able to meet the Government's requirement, and no other dollies can be sourced to meet this requirement. A solicitation will NOT be posted following the close of this synopsis, unless alternate offerors are identified.

The Engine/QEC Dolly is a designated Aviation Critical Application Item (CAI). FAR 46.203 defines a CAI as an item "in which failure of the item could injure personnel or jeopardize a vital agency mission." For these particular items, the technical authority is NAWCAD Lakehurst. In order to award to any company other than the approved source, an engineering and quality assurance audit would need to be performed on an interested company. The audit process generally takes 12 months, which is an unacceptable delay to contract award and delivery. The required PSE, including the CAI item, are the only parts validated and verified for compatible use on the C-130 and C-130J.

Alternate offerors must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package within fifteen (15) days of the publication of this synopsis to the Point of Contact identified on this pre-solicitation synopsis in order to be considered for evaluation to become a qualified source. Once received, the SAR package will be forwarded to the Technical Authority (TA). The SAR package shall contain the following documentation:

• Copies of complete configuration drawings for similar items which your company has produced within the last three years, including test procedures for which your company has been:
  • Qualified to manufacture, and;
  • Which is similar, i.e., required the same materials, manufacturing processes, inspections, tolerances and similar applications as the items for which you are seeking approval.
• Copies of the complete process/operation sheets used to manufacture the similar item, including, but not limited to, detailed shop sketches. These plan must note those operations and processes performed by subcontractors/vendors.
• Complete copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, etc., that document delivery of production quantities of the part to the Original Equipment Manufacturer or Military service. Provide the most recent copies of these documents.
• A detailed comparative analysis of the differences and similarities between the similar part and the part(s) for which you are seeking approval. This analysis should include materials, configuration, tolerances, process requirements, dimensions, castings, forgings, etc.
• Copies of inspection method sheets used in the manufacturing and at final inspection. These sheets should include actual tolerance, print requirements, inspection services, sources performing the operation, and level of inspection. Critical characteristics should be discernable from all other characteristics.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS.

However, the Government will consider all responses received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov is mandatory for consideration. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Information provided herein is subject to change and in no way binds the Government to solicit for an award of a contract. Responses must be received within fifteen (15) days of publication of this notice via email, no later than 05 August 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time to Mairen Flanagan, mairen.e.flanagan.civ@us.navy.mil.