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KC135 Life Raft Securing Device

Open — responses due 9 Oct 2026 (3 days left) · Small Business Set Aside - Total · Department of the Air Force, DoD · Tinker AFB, OK · NAICS 336413 · Solicitation KC135_LifeRaft_Securing_Device

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Solicitation numberKC135_LifeRaft_Securing_Device
Notice IDfc4a16c305144dd39b12b7ef390d8976
AgencyDepartment of Defense (DoD)
Sub-agencyDepartment of the Air Force
Contracting officeFA8105 AFLCMC WKK
NAICS code336413 — Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
Product / service code (PSC)1680
Set-asideSmall Business Set Aside - Total
Notice typeSources Sought
Posted28 September 2026
Response deadline09 October 2026
Place of performanceTinker AFB, OK, USA

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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.

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SAM.gov has posted 2 notices under solicitation KC135_LifeRaft_Securing_Device, oldest first.

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