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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 01, 2026 SAM #9075
SOURCES SOUGHT

16 -- KC135 Life Raft Securing Device

Notice Date

9/29/2026 3:40:45 PM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

336413 — Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

FA8105 AFLCMC WKK TINKER AFB OK 73145-3303 USA
 

ZIP Code

73145-3303
 

Solicitation Number

KC135_LifeRaft_Securing_Device
 

Response Due

10/9/2026 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

10/24/2026
 

Point of Contact

Dylan Amrein, Trae Warcup
 

E-Mail Address

dylan.amrein@us.af.mil, richard.warcup.1@us.af.mil
(dylan.amrein@us.af.mil, richard.warcup.1@us.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Small Business Set Aside - Total
 

Description

The KC-135 fleet currently lacks engineering-approved, standardized methods for securing critical life-saving equipment, presenting a severe risk to crew safety during emergencies. While the raft position aft of the left overwing hatch utilizes secure, hard-mounted straps, the remaining stowage areas�forward of the left overwing hatch and forward of the aft hatch�rely on non-standard, field-expedient restraints such as passenger seatbelts or cargo tie-down straps attached to troop seat support bars. This lack of standardization introduces two critical vulnerabilities: it risks delaying crew evacuation times due to unfamiliarity with varied tie-down methods, and it leaves the crashworthiness of the rafts unverified by engineering authorities. To mitigate these safety risks while minimizing program cost and scope, the position aft of the right hatch will be eliminated from the aircraft configuration. Consequently, this modification effort seeks to develop and implement a field-level Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) to standardize and modify the remaining forward-left and forward-aft raft positions, replicating the robust, hard-mounted strap design currently utilized at the aft-left hatch location.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5d3d3eafc0f248f383894c386a0ca584/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Tinker AFB, OK 73145, USA

Zip Code: 73145

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07990989-F 20261001/260929230051 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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