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This item is currently manufactured by The Nordam Group LLC (CAGE 29957), Lockheed Martin Corporation (CAGE 81755), and Aerospace & Commercial Technologies (CAGE 1XKR3). The Weapon System Designator Code is 26F and A4F. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by January 21, 2024, 3:00PM Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tatjana Vaughan at tatjana.vaughan@dla.mil. Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Road, Richmond, VA 23237 Primary Point of Contact: Tatjana Vaughan, Contract Specialist, Phone: 804-2792727, Email: Tatjana.vaughan@dla.mil. If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an \"Approved Source\" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring. If there is an open solicitation for a LSN/NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. If you are submitting a SAR for a LSN/NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Aviation SAR Program Office Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 6090 STRATHMORE RD RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23237","origin":"extract"},"notice_type":{"code":"r","label":"Sources Sought"},"schema_version":1,"solicitation_number":"SPE4A724R0208","place_of_performance":{"state":{"code":"VA"},"country":{"code":"USA"}},"product_service_code":"1560"},{"dates":{"posted":"2024-01-29","response_deadline":{"raw":"2024-03-06T15:00:00-05:00","utc":"2024-03-06T20:00:00Z","date":"2024-03-06","time":"15:00:00","utc_offset_seconds":-18000}},"links":{"sam":"https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9b8f5d7957d844598c7286ea786ab0d2/view"},"naics":{"codes":["336413"],"primary":"336413"},"title":"1560-01-135-8956 / PN: 16T7463-5","agency":{"office":{"code":"SPE4A7","name":"DLA AVIATION"},"subtier":{"code":"97AS","name":"DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY"},"department":{"code":"097","name":"DEPT OF DEFENSE"},"office_address":{"zip":"23237","city":"RICHMOND","state":"VA","country":"USA"},"organization_type":"OFFICE"},"status":{"active":false,"archive_date":"2024-03-21","archive_type":"auto15"},"contacts":[{"name":"Tatjana Vaughan","role":"primary","email":"Tatjana.vaughan@dla.mil","phone":"8042792727"}],"base_type":{"code":"p","label":"Presolicitation"},"notice_id":"9b8f5d7957d844598c7286ea786ab0d2","provenance":{"extract":{"url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/falextracts/Contract%20Opportunities/Archived%20Data/FY2024_archived_opportunities.csv","etag":"\"d582488fe153a9f11bf629913d176ffc-137\"","fetched_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","row_sha256":"9445a59c3aff900e523448d33a79e6f5fb3087daf2690abfff677bda66f2a2fd","last_modified":"2026-09-13T14:47:40Z"},"updated_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T19:07:39.720164Z"},"description":{"text":"THIS SOLICITATION WILL REPLACE SOLICIATION SPE4A7-24-T-0002 AIRCRAFT LEADING EDGE / 26F F-16 AIRCRAFT NSN: 1560-01-135-8956, PR: 7004474354, ITEM: AIRCRAFT LEADING EDGE THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: THE NORDAM GROUP LLC (CAGE 29957) – P/N: 16T7463-5 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION (CAGE 81755) – P/N: 16T7463-5 AEROSPACE & COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES (CAGE 1XKR3) – P/N 16T7463-5. 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