Pre-solicitationPosted Aug 31, 2026·Responses due Oct 8, 2026

NUT,SELF-LOCKING,HEXAGON - 06F / AIRCRAFT, HERCULES C-130

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332722
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE4A6-26-RXC84
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
5310
Place
Not stated
Contact
April Wynn (april.wynn@dla.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A6-26-RXC84 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Aug 31, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Nov 9, 2026 to Feb 8, 2027, middle of the range Dec 21, 2026.
Measured from 40 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 332722 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 31, 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

This agency proposes to issue a solicitation for a long-term contract covering NSN 5310-99-702-3861, Nut, Self-Locking Hexagon in accordance with the following approved sources of supply: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, CAGE 93366, P/N P900101 and GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, CAGE U7387, P/N P900101. The proposed contract will be an Indefinite Delivery Contract in accordance with FAR Part 13.5. Special Emergency Procurement Authorities (SEPA) applies. The period of performance will be a 5-year base period and no (0) option periods for an estimated annual quantity of 1,600 EA. The solicitation will be… (show all)

issued as a unrestricted using other than full and open competition. The terms are FOB Origin with Inspection and Acceptance at Origin covering DLA Direct requirements only. This is an Air Force Critical Safety Item. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The solicitation will be available via the DLA Internet bid Board System at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil on the issue date cited in the RFP. Choose the DLA Request for Proposals (RFP) / Invitation for Bid (IFB) option under Solicitations. Enter the solicitation number within the search value area and click the submit button. A paper copy of the solicitation may be provided to requestors on case-by-case basis if access to DIBBS is not available. The solicitation will be made in writing and will issue on or about September 8, 2026.

Who won similar work

1994 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 332722.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
ATF Aerospace, LLC218$81.4MOct 15, 2026
Don Industrial Group LLC135$38.0MOct 15, 2026
ADEPT FASTENERS INC79$15.6MOct 15, 2026
DEFENSE SUPPORT SERVICES, INC.60$12.8MOct 9, 2026
S & B, INC.47$7.9MOct 14, 2026
DC PRECISION LLC45$3.2MOct 15, 2026
STATZ CORP38$4.0MSep 29, 2026
APOLLO AEROSPACE COMPONENTS LLC32$6.8MOct 6, 2026
BLACK SEA LLC29$10.1MOct 6, 2026
AERO-GLEN INTERNATIONAL LLC29$3.7MOct 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.

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.