NSN 1680-010830273, PARTS KIT, ELECTRO-MECHANICAL LINEA,
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A727R0041 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 12, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Oct 14, 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 1680-010830273, PARTS KIT, ELECTRO-MECHANICAL LINEA, AS. THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED BY: CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC 00268 P/N 8037-232 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 GOV… (show all)
ERNMENT. RESPONSES 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. IF YOUR COMPANY DESIRES TO BE REVIEWED AND QUALIFIED AS AN �APPROVED SOURCE� FOR THIS ITEM, CONTACT THE DLA AVIATION SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE BY SENDING A SAR DROP OFF REQUEST TO EMAIL: DLAAVNSMALLBUS@DLA.MIL IN THE SUBJECT OF THE EMAIL INDICATE �REQUEST SAR DROP-OFF,� A POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS, NSN, AND A CAGE CODE IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. IN ADDITION, INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WANT TO BECOME AN APPROVE SOURCE CAN ALSO NOTIFY THE BUYER FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AT RYAN.LOEFFELHOLZ@DLA.MIL. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 16, 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. | 36 | $11.1M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ATF Aerospace, LLC | 34 | $13.4M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC | 29 | $13.2M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| TRANSAERO, INC. | 27 | $9.9M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI · $3.0B | 26 | $3.3M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Mechatronics, Inc | 24 | $1.8M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC. | 22 | $4.3M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| S & B, INC. | 20 | $4.4M | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Don Industrial Group LLC | 19 | $3.2M | 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, 2026PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC$157K40--SHACKLEMateriality: <0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026AAR SUPPLY CHAIN, INC$1.1M28--NOZZLE ASSEMBLY,TURBINE,AIRCRAFT GASMateriality: 0.05% of $AIR revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026DAVINCI AIRCRAFT, INC.$98K58--CONTROLNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026LAUREL TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIP$29K58--KEYBOARD,DATA ENTRYMateriality: <0.01% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC.$33K61--WIRING HARNESSNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026KITCO LLC$61K31--BEARING,BALL,ANNULAMateriality: <0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026THE CARPENTER GROUP$299K40--WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY,SINGLE LEGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026TRANSAERO, INC.$461K16--AXLE ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026SUCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$30K66--TRANSMITTER,PRESSURENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026CMC ELECTRONICS INC$27K66--LAMP BOARD ASSEMBLYMateriality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
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.