# ELBOW ASSEMBLY

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/spe4a725r0743

- Solicitation number: SPE4A725R0743
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Aerometals, Inc. for $1,999,999.99
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Defense Logistics Agency
- Contracting office: DLA Aviation (SPE4A7)
- NAICS: 336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Product or service code: 15 Aerospace Craft And Structural Components
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Richmond, Virginia
- County: City of Richmond (FIPS 51760). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-richmond-va-51760
- City: Richmond. https://abierto.us/cities/richmond-va-5167000
- First posted: August 20, 2025
- Last posted: October 8, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/aaf5cd99612f45c9bf9d5eeae2051079/view

## Description

ELBOW ASSEMBLY | 26F | F-16 NSN:

**1560-011144696, IQC PR:**

**1000203886, ITEM:** ELBOW ASSEMBLY THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: BASIC DRAWING NR 81755 16Y233 REVISION NR Z DTD 05/07/2022 PART PIECE NUMBER: 16Y233-3 THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 40 EACH. GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING IS REQUIRED. DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ARTICLE WILL BE 200 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER (DARO). GOVERNMENT APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL WILL BE 180 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE. THE DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 200 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. FOB IS AT DESTINATION.

**FIRST ARTICLE TERMS:** INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.

**PRODUCTION UNIT TERMS:** INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN. THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION.

FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 05, 2025.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Aerometals, Inc. (UEI CHNMDT8TAEF5)
- Contract: SPE4A726D0022
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number SPE4A725R0743 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office SPE4A7 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_SPE4A726D0022_9700/


## Publications

- August 20, 2025: Presolicitation, due October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice d419aa6ba6b24b77a215aab43c062ab7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d419aa6ba6b24b77a215aab43c062ab7/view
- October 8, 2025: Award notice. Notice aaf5cd99612f45c9bf9d5eeae2051079. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/aaf5cd99612f45c9bf9d5eeae2051079/view

## Points of contact

- Ryan Loeffelholz445-737-7096, Ryan.Loeffelholz@dla.mil

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