DLA Aviation is soliciting wiring harnesses used on the F-16 aircraft. These four conductor branched harnesses, NSN 5995-01-481-8410 have a Lockheed Martin part number H16DW936-03. A full technical data package is available for download from DLA. The resulting contract will have one base year and two option years for a maximum of three years against which the government can issue delivery orders.
DLA estimates annual demand at 80 units, but guarantees a minimum quantity of 40 for the first year. The military has 37 in stock. They were last supplied to the military by Richard Manufacturing for $1,349 each in quantity of 40. The price has doubled since 2017. If all three years of the contract are executed, it could be worth $323,760.
The manufacturer will have to submit a first article test item for the government’s approval before producing the remaining quantity. Inspection will occur at the place of manufacture.
All offers are due by April 30, 2021. This contract is set-aside for small businesses.
To see this solicitation, log into BidLink and put SPE4A6-21-R-X951 into the “Search for Anything” box. More solicitations like this can be found using BidLink’s intelligent solicitation search.
DLA Aviation is looking for companies to provide competition for this wing-lock control used in the F-18 aircraft. DLA estimates annual demand at 11 units, but BidLink’s data indicates they might require 16 each year.
The OEM for NSN 1680-01-125-2841 is Triumph Controls, LLC. Their part number is 7-43426-5. It was last sold in quantity of 125 for $5,999 each in April of 2018. A prior sale of 10 units was priced at $10,505 each.
DLA has determined that by making a sample of this unit available to contractors, they might be able to find more competition. Any contractor interested may be able to borrow or purchase a sample to reverse engineer. No drawings nor technical data package are available.
To see more information about this NSN, log into BidLink and put 1680-01-125-2841 into “Search for Anything”.
Ordnance handling equipment cradle and platform (Photo credit: R. Nial Bradshaw)
The Department of Defense, and its entire fleet of aircraft, use all kinds of Ground Support Equipment (GSE). Today, we’ve decided to look at a few currently open government solicitations for GSE; items that DOD has drawings for, but perhaps haven’t been noticed by other than their current manufacturers. We quickly found four items within the Ordnance Handling Equipment (OHE) sub-category of GSE. All these items are relatively simple mechanical assemblies; things small machine shops or fabricators could manufacture. (In an article posted yesterday we discussed types of Ground Support Equipment used by the Department of Defense.)
Open Government Solicitations for Ordnance Handling Equipment
The first item we found was a Brake Cam, a replacement spare part used with the MHU-191 Munitions Handling Unit. This specific part NSN 1740-01-151-0775 has been purchased for many years. Drawings are available.
The second item we found by the same manufacturer was a Weapon Cradle Adapter Retractor Assembly, NSN 1740-01-140-7583. Drawings are available.
The third item we found, NSN 2540-01-155-3653, is a Motor Vehicle Towbar used with the MHU-185/M Munitions Trailer supporting the the F/A-18. Drawings are available.
The fourth one is NSN 1450-00-089-4366, Small Track, which is part of the Sidewinder Missile Cradle MHU/61-E. Drawings are available.
All of the above NSNs currently have open government solicitations as of the writing of this article. These four are a small sampling of the kinds of items purchased by the Department of Defense within the GSE / OHE sub-category. We’ve listed them to give you a sense of the numerous government contracting opportunities available in BidLink.net. Set up a free trial at BidLink today to see these and many more contracting opportunities.
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Marines on the flight deck of the USS Essex loading a Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) onto an F-35 from a Ground Support Equipment – Munitions Transporter (Photo credit: Chandler Harrell)
Today we will briefly review a few types of Ground Support Equipment (mechanical equipment) used by the U.S. Military to move and load weapons onto fighter aircraft. In addition discuss the lack of competition when it comes to manufacturers producing Ground Support Equipment (GSE) items and spare parts.
The Ground Support Equipment items we are referring to fall under the sub category of Ordnance Handling Equipment (OHE). Other names you might see when referring to Ground Support Equipment used to move munitions are Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE), Material Handling Equipment (MHE), Ammunition Handling Equipment (AHE) or Weapons Handling Equipment (WHE). Government contracts for metal fabrication shops or machine shops would be found in any of these categories. Most of the items we reviewed below with the exception of the MHU-83 are all simple non powered mechanical devices that are hand operated.
Government contracting opportunities are virtually endless as this article you are reading came about while researching past government contract data for another article we published about Hydraulic Jacks with no competition. The knowledge of Department of Defense past contract awards and procurement history of each item can lead your company to other government contracting opportunities as the “past contracts tell the story”. As we researched past contracts for our “Hydraulic Jacks article” we found other areas using similar types of GSE items which let us to creating this article about OHE.
Where is Ordnance Handling Equipment used?
The thousands of Fighter Jets and Military Helicopters are loaded with weapons, missiles and bombs every day by military crews in Aircraft Maintenance Units everywhere. Sometimes crews practice in loading weapons in competitions. The equipment used is specifically designed for the jobs performed. Ordnance Handling Equipment is Ground Support Equipment designed for this specific purpose. Equipment is either manual or semi-automatic and powered. Basically weapons, bombs and missiles are moved from a storage area, delivered to a location on a trailer or skid then unloaded and mounted to an aircraft. The Ordnance Handling Equipment is used on aircraft carriers, runways and in aircraft hangers. Securing and movement of the weapons may also use several types of ancillary Material Handling Equipment such as straps, hoists, slings and shackles.
Aircraft Maintenance Unit, competes in a weapons load competition (Photo credit: R. Nial Bradshaw)
During our quick look at this sector it appears there are not many competitors especially when it companies manufacturing ground support equipment. A Munitions Handling Unit (MHU) is a device bombs or missiles are moved from one location to another. They can be manually powered, pulled, pushed or operate like a monster Folk Lift with movable arms like the MHU-83.
Many of the skids, trailers and spare parts we looked at were frequently listed as open government solicitations. The majority of the manually operated we looked at are simple mechanical metal assemblies, something that a machine shop or metal fabrication shop could easily manufacturer. If your company can weld or bolt tubular stock together or if you can machine something as simple as a cam or a shaft, this is a sector could easily be your next winning government contract.
What to look for, What are they called?
The better your knowledge of what the item is called, how and where it’s used can lead you to other discoveries you may not initially see.
Weapon and Explosive handling Skids
A Weapon or Explosive Skid is a mobile piece of equipment with a cradle or bed used to secure an item to be transported by hand. The skid is used to handle items such as bombs, torpedoes and missiles during aircraft rearming procedures aboard aircraft carriers and at shore. Skids are not self-propelled and require either human or powered equipment to move them about. Different skids and cradles will be used depending on the weight load and type of weapon to be carried.
Here are a few items we found interesting:
Bomb Skid – Hand operated
Bomb Skid NSN 1740-00-872-9361 otherwise called “AERO 12C Bomb Skid” is a simple wheelbarrow type skid used by the Navy. It has cradle type frame with two rubber tire wheels and brakes. The skid can be used to transport weapons and other miscellaneous items like wings, fins and nitrogen bottles with special adapters.
This Bomb Skid is currently supplied to DOD by only one company; there are drawings available so next time its open for bid your company could be the next supplier. Government contract prices in BidLink show that the price nearly doubled from the previous contract to the most recent contract. Price hikes like this can occur due to the fact that only one manufacturer exists.
A Platform Skid is used for transporting weapons on different trailers and loaders for direct aircraft loading.
NSN 3990-01-140-4180 Skid, Platform; Model MHU-125A/E, P/N 1330AS100-1
This NSN 3990-01-140-4180 (open) sells for $1000’s and drawings are also available. It is a two rail welded aluminum structure simulating the 15-inch wide rail configuration of Munitions Transporter MHK-128.
Munitions Transporters
A Munitions Transporter (also known as a Weapon Skid) is basically a hand pulled utility wagon or cart used to move missiles, bombs, and other items. It is made from a tubular steel frame with rubber tires and a braking system. Various skids, platforms and adapters can be attached to munitions transporters to handle specific items securely. Unlike commercial wagons these cost thousands of dollars each.
The MHU-191/M Munitions transporter made from a welded tubular frame has four rubber tires with a telescoping drawbar. Mounting holes in the transporter are used for attaching the various adapters. The MHU-191/M is essentially the same as Weapons Skid AERO 21C, except that the MHU-191/M has an improved braking system and long drawbar.
The Ground Handling Trailer MHU-185/M has four wheels with pneumatic tires. The flatbed deck has two tracks for anchoring different adapters and removable plywood decking. It has a drawbar and pintle hook for towing other trailers. Equipped with brake and stop lights powered by the towing vehicle. It is used at shore based facilities to transport munitions from magazine area to the flight line. Several adapters and cradles can be used with Munitions Trailer MHU-185/M, such as the Platform Skid MHU-125A/E and the ADU-834/E Sonobouy adapter.
Munitions Trailer, model MHU-185/M, Part number 1318AS100-1, NSN 1740-01-126-8980
Spare and Repair parts for these items are usually simple machined parts like brakes, cradles and cams are purchased by DOD on a regular basis.
Since we are discussing Ground Support Equipment, Ordnance Handling Equipment and Material Handling Equipment you can’t forget about the “big boy” Munitions Handling Truck MHU-83.
The MHU-83D/E Aerial Stores Lift Truck is basically a very expensive specialized fork lift truck designed for transporting and loading weapons. This MHU-83 D/E is also known as a Bomb lift Truck. The Department of the Air Force and Navy both awarded long term government contracts to Hydraulics International, Inc CAGE code 56529 for manufacturing Ground Support Equipment. Two government contracts for the MHU-83 Aerial Stores Lift Truck are FA8533-14-D-0005 and N68335-18-D-0009.
Bomb loading competition using the MHU-83D/E Truck, Lift, Aerial Stores Loader with Weapon Skid (Photo credit: Jonathan McElderry)
As you would expect there are plenty of government contracting opportunities for machine shops fabrication shops for items used on the MHU-83D/E, Truck, Lift, Aerial Stores Loader. A quick look at some open government solicitations, there were several items many had drawings available. A few items we saw were, Spur gear shafts, Disc brake caliper adapters, Tilt cylinder assemblies, Differential spindles, Washers, Hydrostatic pumps, Slings, etc.
Keep in mind any large piece of equipment such as this will be in use by the Department of Defense for many years. As time goes by more spares and replacement parts will be needed for years to come. Many systems have been in service by DOD over 50 years.
If your company consists of just a few people or hundreds of employees the Ground Support Equipment, Ordnance Handling Equipment sector is a good place to look for items your company can sell to the government. Bids for mechanical parts and simple assemblies were found with drawings available in open government solicitations. Hopefully these few examples will give you some new ideas on what to go after, try for yourself.
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12 Ton Hydraulic Tripod Jack under a HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter (Photo credit: Janiqua P. Robinson)
The Department of Defense posts thousands of requests every day for items they need. Many of those requests basically say “we are looking for new manufacturers to make an item we already buy but only have one or to manufacturers to choose from. We took a quick look at one item DOD buys a lot of in the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) sector “Aircraft Hydraulic Tripod Jacks”.
Two US manufacturers of Hydraulic Tripod Jacks selling to the Department of Defense are Hydraulics International, Inc. CAGE code 56529 and Columbus Jack Corporation 00994 who was acquired by Tronair Inc. in 2017. These two companies and their dealers basically own the DOD Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) segment when it comes to selling Aircraft Jacks.
One of the NSNs for Hydraulic Tripod Jacks 1730-00-201-4849 we looked at costs around $10,000.00 each. This specific NSN which DLA Troop Support, Construction and Equipment division buys is used in maintenance and repair operations with the following aircraft:
AH-1W Attack
MH-53E
H-46 Sea Knight
H-60 Seahawk
HH-60H Search and Rescue
HH-60J USCG Search and Rescue
SH-60F Carrier Based ASW
SH-60B LAMPS Mark III
UH-1N Utility/Search and Recovery
We found many more government contracting opportunities listed in BidLink while we were researching past government contract awards relating to Aviation Ground Support Equipment (AGSE) that also had little or no competition. This was a brief look using BidLink data at companies selling aircraft jacks, Take a look for yourself for further detail.
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Two wheel trailer mounted portable diesel compressor
The General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Assisted Acquisition Services Division posted an open solicitation for pricing on two hundred twenty-five (225) Portable Diesel Compressors delivering 125 CFM @ 100 PSI. The resulting contract will be a Task Order, Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for use by U.S. Air Force, a potential five (5) year contract may be awarded.
Solicitation Details:
This is a Full and Open Competition solicitation, NAICS 333912 – 1000 employees. It’s for a commercial “two wheeled towable trailer compressor” powered by a tier 2 type diesel engine capable of running either on Diesel or jet fuel (Jet Propellant 8 – JP-8 fuel certified). The requested compressor type is a “Rotary screw” delivering 125 Standard Cubic Feet per Minute (SCFM) at 100 Pounds per square inch (PSI). The overall size/weight compressor combination is to be no more than 3,000 lbs. including fuel, with a maximum size around 12 ft. long x 6 ft. wide x 5.5 ft. high. The exterior color of the compressor must be Air Force gray. Robins Air Force Base – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) will be the customer placing orders for these compressors.
The list below shows some manufacturers of air compressors, suppliers and past contract awards we found using BidLink to perform this research. After reviewing the data and a some online list prices we came up with a rough estimate, a potential value of this contract of around 5 Million dollars. The list below is a few manufacturers’ of compressors we found in BidLink. This NSN 4310-01-043-7604 we found had very similar specifications to what the RFQ is asking for.
Compressor Manufacturers
Gardner Denver – Champion brand
Milwaukee, WI
CAGE code: 42280
Sullair, LLC
Michigan City
219-879-5451
CAGE code: 0SP30
Kaeser Compressors
Fredericksburg, VA
CAGE code: 0S8X8
Ingersoll Rand
Davidson, NC
CAGE code: 1QLS8
Quincy Compressor
Bay Minette, AL
251-937-5900
Cage code: 49576
Note: The solicitation references Federal Standard 595 (FED-STD-595) for color, however FED-STD-595 was canceled on February 14, 2017, the superseding specification is SAE-AMS-STD-595.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) associated to this solicitation is 333912 which is defined as “Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing” with a size standard of 1000 employees.
Companies categorized under NAICS 423830 “Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers” may also be interested in this solicitation as well as Federal Supply Class (FSC) 4310 “Compressors and Vacuum Pumps”.
Air Tools – Items used with Air Compressors
The Department of Defense buys a fairly extensive list of Air Tools and uses compressors in many places like hangers, repair shops and paint shops. We found several types of Pneumatic tools that DOD buys in BidLink: Impact wrenches, Paint spray guns, Air blow guns, Tire inflators, Pneumatic chipping hammers, Pneumatic riveting tools, Paving breaking hammers, Pneumatic grease guns, Pneumatic oil guns (4930-01-487-3878), Pneumatic aircraft lifting bags, Pneumatic drills, Pneumatic sanders, Pneumatic grinders, etc. To find NSNs for these kinds of items or to see who’s buying and selling these items set up a trial account at Bidlink.net.
To see the complete solicitation including all salient characteristics, technical requirements and additional documents put the solicitation number “ID0418-00-6-6” in BidLink. The closing date of this solicitation is July 29, 2019.
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Apache Block III Attack Helicopter, AH-64 Apache (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
The Boeing Company, manufacturer of the AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter has several contractors supplying aircraft parts to support the production/remanufacture of the AH-64 Apache to the “E” variant, under government contract number W58RGZ-16-C-0023 dubbed the “AH-64E Apache Remanufacture” project. As of July 2019 there are over 50 companies supplying parts to Boeing under this contract.
On 12 July 2019 The Boeing Co. (ticker symbol BA) was awarded an additional $96,873,221.00 by the Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal (ACC – RSA) in support of tis contract. This order number P00024 is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the Apache Helicopter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It relates to integrated logistics support, product assurance and Longbow Crew Trainers.
This Long Term Contract (LTC) was initially signed on March 21, 2016 after the posting of government solicitation W58RGZ-14-R-0237 for production / remanufacture of up to 450 each AH-64E Apache helicopters. The current potential value of contract W58RGZ-16-C-0023 is over 8.4 Billion Dollars if all options are exercised. Current estimated ultimate completion date is July 31, 2024.
Of the over 50 companies awarded contracts by Boeing in support of this contract we decided to look at the top 10 who won awards in 2019.
Company Name – Contract Value (single award)
Systems 3, Inc. ($24,699,972)
EFW Inc. ($21,574,230)
Ministry of Defence ($6,151,725)
Harris Corporations ($3,612,000)
Meggitt (UK) Limited ($3,562,307)
Rockwell Collins ($2,860,107)
L3 Aviation Products ($2,671,680)
Parker-Hannifin ($1,971,270)
Adams Rite Aerospace ($1,848,642)
ITT Cannon ($1,818,819)
Company Details:
Systems 3, Inc. – Cage code 1CU19 listed as a Machine Shop, they are a small business.
EFW Inc – Cage code 0WEC9 a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America is a manufacturer of Aeronautical Systems. Elbit stock symbol is ESLT.
Harris Corporation – Now known as L3Harris Technologies, due to the merger between Harris Corporation and L3 on June 29, 2019. Cage code 66948 is listed as a Computer Systems Design Service. L3Harris stock symbol LHX.
Meggitt (Uk) Limited – Located in Hampshire, United Kingdom, Cage code K0100 is listed as an Aircraft parts manufacturer. London Stock Exchange symbol MGGT.
Rockwell Collins – Now known as Collins Aerospace operating under Cage code 4EYA1. Collins is a division of United Technologies (UTC) stock symbol UTX.
L3 Aviation Products – Now known as L3Harris Technologies, due to the merger between Harris Corporation and L3 on June 29, 2019. Cage code 63516 is listed as a manufacturer of Aircraft parts. L3Harris stock symbol LHX.
Parker-Hannifin – Cage code 93835 is a manufacturer of Aircraft Parts. Stock symbol PH.
Adams Rite Aerospace – Cage code 80477 is listed as a manufacturer of aircraft parts. They are one of several division of Transdigm Group stock symbol TDG.
ITT Corporation – Cannonbrands Cage code is 71468. They are a manufacturer of Electronic Connectors. Stock symbol is ITT.
To explore further, find past contract awards or open government solicitations go to BidLink.net and try for yourself.
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MIL-DTL-26482
MIL-DTL-24308
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MV-22B Osprey (Photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)
History of the V-22 Osprey
The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft which has been under development, modified, changed and upgraded for nearly 4 decades. The U.S. Army began the program to develop an experimental aircraft back in 1981, it was known as the Joint-service Vertical take-off/landing experimental aircraft or JVX. The U.S. Navy later took over as the lead component with full-scale development of the V-22 beginning in 1986. In 2005 the DAB approved the aircraft for military use and full rate production.
DoD Budget
According to Department of Defense (FY) 2019 budget estimates, the overall Navy aircraft procurement objective is currently set at 461 V-22 aircraft. There are 3 basic variants of the aircraft with the loins share dedicated to the U.S. Marine Corps. The 2019 budget breakdown is as follows:
Marine Corps model number MV-22: Total quantity of 360 aircraft. The Marines achieved IOC in 2007 and have a projected FOC date of 2018. Inventory is currently at 200 aircraft as of January 2014.
Navy model number CMV-22: Total quantity of 48 aircraft. The projected date for IOC is 2021 with an FOC date of 2022. While the budget has a quantity of 48 projected, the Navy currently plans to procure only 44 aircraft.
Air Force AFSOC model number CV-22: Total quantity of 53 aircraft. They achieved IOC in 2009 with a projected FOC date of 2024.
Basics
The V-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft, capable of Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (V/STOL) with the ability to fly forward like a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. In fact the Osprey can operate as a helicopter or a turboprop aircraft. The V-22 is capable of flying over 2,100 nautical miles with a single refueling, giving the Services the advantage of a V/STOL aircraft able to rapidly self-deploy to any location in the world.
The USMC is using the MV-22 variant to replace the CH-46E and CH-53D. The Air Force CV-22 variant replaces the MH-53-J/M and the Navy CMV-22 will be replacing the C-2A in the Navy inventory.
The V-22 Osprey program estimates each aircraft to have a service life of 25 years with the fiscal year in service ending in 2054. The current program office is NAVAIR PMA-275.
Companies Involved
Many companies have been involved in the design and building of the V-22 Osprey. The Prime contractor is Bell Boeing Joint project office cage code 3B1R2.
There are numerous companies producing the many systems within the aircraft. Below are a few we looked at; they produce, modify or repair the types of items listed.
BAE Systems Controls – Cage code 89954 is involved with items such as flight control computers and circuit card assemblies.
EFW Inc – Cage code 0WEC9, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems is involved with special purpose computers for the V-22 as well as main displays for the aircraft.
Moog – Stock ticker symbol MOG, Cage code 94697 is involved with rotary electro-mechanical actuators, and electric power plants for the aircraft.
Honeywell International – Stock ticker symbol HON operates under various cage codes with items such as the ACU-22/A compressor, flight information display units, and control valves.
Eaton Corporation – Stock ticker symbol ETN, Cage code 99643 provides things like pneumatic brake valves and hydraulic brake master cylinders.
Summary and more to come
We’ll be reviewing more of our data on the V-22 Osprey in the future creating other articles and reports. We plan to show the all companies involved and what they manufacture for the V-22. If you can’t wait feel free to look at some of the data yourself.
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CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter – U.S. Marine Corps by Cpl. James R. Smith/Released
Recently DoD released a Request for Proposal (RFP) in support of the T-64 engine. It’s for the manufacturer of NSN 3040-00-786-3246, a fuel control shaft used on the General Electric T-64 turboshaft engine. The solicitation SPE7L3-18-R-0050 is for a quantity up to 956 fuel control shafts.
This item is part of the T-64 jet engine fuel control unit. Navy and Marine Corps use T-64 engines in the CH-53 Helicopter. As of May 2018 according to NAVAIR PMA-261 data there are 142 CH-53E Super Stallion currently in inventories. NAVAIR PMA-261 is based out of Patuxent River, MD.
According to DLA, drawings are available and First Article Testing (FAT) for new manufacturers will be required. Current listed manufacturers are Preci-Manufacturing (Cage code 66841), Hamilton Sundstrand (Cage code 73030) and Ontic Engineering (Cage code 45934). The current listed DoD unit price for NSN 3040-00-786-3246 official name “Shaft, Fuel Control” is $1,450.32 each.
The most recent government contract was awarded to STATZ Corporation. STATZ is listed as a non-manufacturer with 5 employees, cage code 3WGD1. The defense contract SPE7L3-17-C-0068 awarded to STATZ in September 2017 was for quantity of 360. Procurement history of NSN 3040-00-786-3246 shows $982.00 each with a First Article Testing (FAT) report costing $2,750.00 for a total contract value of $356,270.00. The solicitation posted which resulted in this award was SPE7L3-17-T-A043. Competition for this contract was low to medium with 7 offers received by the Government.
Summary
Potential contract award value – close to 1 Million dollars
Previous contract was awarded to a Non-Manufacturer
Solicitation SPE7L3-18-R-0050 closes on June 8, 2018
Contracting office is SPE7L3 – DLA Land and Maritime – Land supplier operations – Vehicle support office
Technical documents/drawings are available
Overall this would be a good opportunity for manufacturers and machine shops interested in selling to the government.
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