$833,000 solicitation for C-5 Fairing

DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation which will result in a three year contract to supply aluminum fairing used on the C-5 aircraft. This fairing, NSN 1560-00-477-7133 has an aluminum honeycomb core.

The last company to supply these to the military was Honeycomb company which sold them for $6,949ea in quantity of 2. The first article for this item was $33,566. Based on past procurement history pricing we estimate the value of this contract at $833,880.

This solicitation calls for an estimated annual quantity of 40 units or 120 over the three year term. It requires two complete first article units which will equal one FAT. Technical data is available on this item. Contractors have 300 days to deliver the FAT items and 300 days for each delivery order.

The solicitation closes October 22, 2026.

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