What this opportunity is
The Department of Transportation is seeking qualified vendors to conduct a comprehensive Aircraft Parts Inventory Audit for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This opportunity is suited for small businesses with expertise in inventory management and auditing, particularly those under NAICS code 541614. As this is a Sources Sought notice, interested vendors should focus on expressing their capabilities rather than submitting formal bids at this stage. The project involves manual audits of approximately 45,000 aircraft part line items at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, with completion required by September 30, 2026.
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Description
Statement of Work A-1
STATEMENT OF WORK
AIRCRAFT PARTS INVENTORY AUDIT
FAA Flight Program Operations
Aircraft Maintenance Directorate
June 2026
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Statement of Work A-2
1.0 Purpose and Scope
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Program Operations (AJF) performs
multiple missions that require airborne operations, including aviation safety training; flight
inspection; research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) support; and critical event
response/transportation. The Aircraft Maintenance Directorate is responsible for managing
the inventory associated with the management of the FAA fleet. Currently AJF is in the
process of transitioning from a legacy Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO)
platform to a CAMP, a Commercial-off-the–shelf system. FAA Flight Program Operations is
conducting an audit to ensure accurate data before the transition.
In preparation for data migration to a new automated inventory tracking system, it is critical
to establish an accurate inventory on-hand record both for inventory integrity and financial
reporting purposes. The scope of this SOW is to perform physical audits of assets at
designated sites, and to provide reports that accurately reflect the physical inventory and
report discrepancies.
2.0 Period of Performance
The Period of Performance must be completed by September 30, 2026, or otherwise agreed
to by the government and contractor, dependent on mission schedule.
3.0 Place of Performance
The Contractor must perform work described in this SOW at FAA designated facilities. The
contractor may accomplish report compiling at a contractor designated site when able, at
the discretion of the FAA. When the contractor is working remotely, communication with the
FAA will be via online meetings, emails and voice calls.
The audits will be performed at the designated FAA Flight Program Operations site listed
below. Audited items must be aged or marked.
- Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC).
Approximately 45,000 items to be audited at this site. These values do not consider
line items with quantities greater than one.
4.0 Program Management and Planning Objectives
The contractor must assign a dedicated POC to organize, plan, schedule, implement,
control, analyze, and report on all objectives of the contract, from initial planning stages
through Government acceptance and completion of the contracted deliverable(s). The POC
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Statement of Work A-3
must have sufficient corporate authority to direct, execute, and control all elements of the
requirement.
In addition, a monthly status report will be provided to the Contracting Officer’s
Representative (COR). The status report must include updates to the audit schedule, labor
hours consumed, and travel costs. A report is due at the completion of each site audit and
each month thereafter to completion.
5.0 Technical Support
Technical Support provides the Government maximum operational benefits from a
comprehensive inventory audit. Technical support during and after the audit will include:
• A detailed description of how quality control measures will be maintained throughout the
audit.
• Designated auditors for the manual physical accounting and logging of each aircraft part.
• Daily informal meetings with Government POC to provide status updates.
• When audit is completed, the contractor will provide comprehensive reports that
accurately reflect the physical inventory and report discrepancies.
6.0 Task Requirements
The FAA Contracting Officer or designee will provide the Contractor with direction on and
approval of work on specific actions in coordination with AJF management. The Contractor
must hold its employees responsible for confirming and abiding by their appropriate chain
of command while performing work under this SOW.
6.1 Audit Schedule
The Audit schedule will be established within 3 days after the kickoff meeting. All audits
and a Final Audit report must be completed by September 30, 2026.
6.2 Audit Report
The following data elements must be in the audit report, using blind counts:
• Part Number/Item Identification
• Description
• Serial (if applicable)
• Batch/Lot Number
• Condition Code (Serviceable/Unserviceable)
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Statement of Work A-4
• Quantity on Hand
• Inventory location at time of check
• Inventory Location (recommended/final)
• Discrepancies
• ID Type (i.e. stamp, barcode, tag)
• Other ID Number
• Type and Series assignment (if applicable)
• Packaging
• Photo of item (if applicable)
• Location at time of check
• Auditor/Verifier
• Dates (Audited, Verified, etc.)
7.0 Contractor Deliverables
Contractor will provide the following:
- Qualified audit personnel to travel and perform physical audit.
- Monthly Status Reports that will show progress of the line item count,
approximately 45,000 line items (that number may be higher).
- A dedicated POC to organize, plan, schedule, implement, control, analyze, and
report on all objectives of the contract, from initial planning stages through
Government acceptance and completion of the contracted deliverable(s).
- Daily informal meetings with Government POC to provide timely status updates.
- Examples of relevant experience – provide examples of actual aircraft specific
inventory audits.
- Provide final inventory in government format in accordance with CDRL 0001.
8.0 Auditor Qualifications
6.1 Senior Auditor - Senior Auditor require a minimum five years’ experience
accomplishing physical inventory audits. An American Production and Inventory
Control Society (APICS) Certification in Production and Inventory Management
(CPIM) or equivalent Certification is required.
6.1.2 Auditor - Auditor require a minimum of one year’s experience accomplishing
physical inventory audits. APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management
(CPIM) Certification as preferred but not required.
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