Sources SoughtPosted Oct 16, 2026·Responses due Oct 23, 2026

11F, AIRCRAFT, GALAXY C-5, LAUNCHER; TUBE, BLEED AIR

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE4A727R0049
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1560
Place
Richmond, VA, USA
Contact
Not stated
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A727R0049 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 16, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Oct 16, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 9, 2027 to Apr 27, 2027, middle of the range Feb 22, 2027.
Measured from 457 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 336413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 16, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.

  • Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

DLA - Weapons Support (Richmond) is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a TUBE, BLEED AIR. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336413. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING POSTED ON FBO AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information… (show all)

in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 23 October 2026 NLT 02:00 p.m. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Jenier.Mitchell@dla.mil. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Jenier Mitchell at Jenier.Mitchell@dla.mil. APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award. The specific requirement for this effort is below: Part Number: ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS CORP 70628 P/N 12673-101A Nomenclature: TUBE, BLEED AIR NSN: 1560-007282258 Estimated Annual Demand: 10 Each, Estimated Annual Demand

Who won similar work

1989 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (DLA Aviation), same NAICS 336413.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC.62$34.8MOct 5, 2026
AERO COMPONENTS, LLC57$12.9MOct 6, 2026
HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.50$42.9MOct 14, 2026
LCF SYSTEMS, INC.45$18.8MSep 29, 2026
D-J ENGINEERING INC41$25.6MOct 5, 2026
S3 AERODEFENSE LLC40$13.4MOct 14, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC39$21.7MOct 14, 2026
INFINITY FABRICATION, INC.34$12.3MOct 8, 2026
G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC.32$35.5MOct 5, 2026
ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC31$15.2MOct 7, 2026

Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.

  • 0 of these past winners lobbied Defense Logistics Agency since 2024 (0 filings)
  • 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense Logistics Agency job
  • No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
  • 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
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Policy around it

Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.

  • 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
  • 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
  • 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
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Market

For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.

  • 0 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.

Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.