T-38 Accessory Drive Gearbox Remanufacture

Description: The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Sustainment Center office FA8252 AFSC OL-H PZACB SCNDARY PWR at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has issued a Sources Sought notice (FA825226R0322) to identify capable sources, particularly small businesses, for the remanufacture of T-38 Accessory Drive Gearboxes, NSN 1680-01-440-5106, part numbers 14-51100-501/-503. The attached draft Statement of Work defines the essential overhaul of the T-38 Accessory Drive Gearbox — a critical safety item in the T-38 Secondary Power System — restoring each unit to a serviceable A condition through complete teardown, repair, reassembly, and testing, with a contemplated supply requirement of approximately 20 gearbox assets over a one-year period. Responses to this market-research notice are due November 27, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. MST, and prospective sources must meet the attached Repair Qualification Requirements (RQR) for T-38/F-5 gearbox assemblies to become approved sources.