NSN 1650-003216273
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION
Capture briefs (a one-page, shareable copy of this page) are part of Pro. The CSV here holds the notice, its timeline and past awards.
Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A727R0034 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 6, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Oct 12, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
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
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) AVIATION IS ISSUING THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AS MEANS OF CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF OTHER COMPANIES ARE CAPABLE OF MANUFACTURING (OR LEGITIMATELY OBTAINING) THE FOLLOWING ITEM: NSN 1650-003216273, COVER, PILOT AND SHU, THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED BY: HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP 81982 P/N 86065 THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR AN OFFER. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AS A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONS… (show all)
ES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. SINCE THIS IS A SOURCE CONTROLLED ITEM, DLA CANNOT APPROVE SOURCES FOR THIS ITEM. IF YOUR COMPANY IS INTERESTED IN QUALIFYING THEIR PRODUCT FOR PURPOSES OF FUTURE ACQUISITIONS YOU MUST CONTACT THE DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY SPECIFIED ON THE SOURCE CONTROL DRAWING. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 11, 2026, AT 6:00 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
Who won similar work
1972 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (DLA Aviation), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (1972): middle half $42K to $350K, median $104K; range $3K to $265.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC | 44 | $9.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC. | 35 | $11.1M | Oct 15, 2026 |
| ATF Aerospace, LLC | 33 | $13.1M | Oct 15, 2026 |
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC | 29 | $13.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| TRANSAERO, INC. | 27 | $9.9M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Mechatronics, Inc | 25 | $1.7M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI · $3.0B | 24 | $3.0M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| S & B, INC. | 20 | $4.4M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC. | 20 | $4.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ADEPT FASTENERS INC | 19 | $4.1M | Oct 15, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $HEI reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1972 past awards, $104K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 19, 2026CONTROL PRODUCTS CORPORATION$984K62--LIGHT,NAVIGATIONAL,
- Oct 19, 2026TRANSAERO, INC.$461K16--AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Oct 19, 2026SUCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$30K66--TRANSMITTER,PRESSURE
- Oct 19, 2026CMC ELECTRONICS INC$27K66--LAMP BOARD ASSEMBLY
- Oct 19, 2026AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, INC$1.1M28--NOZZLE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE,AIRCRAFT GAS
- Oct 19, 2026KITCO LLC$61K31--BEARING,BALL,ANNULA
- Oct 19, 2026THE CARPENTER GROUP$299K40--WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY,SINGLE LEG
- Oct 19, 2026DAVINCI AIRCRAFT, INC.$98K58--CONTROL
- Oct 19, 2026LAUREL TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIP$29K58--KEYBOARD,DATA ENTRY
- Oct 19, 2026FDH Aero, LLC$744K53--PIN-RIVET
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
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
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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
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.