17--TOWBAR,AIRCRAFT
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT PHILADELPHIA, PA
DLA Aviation wants bids for "TOWBAR,AIRCRAFT". The original due date (Dec 15, 2025) has passed; check the latest amendment for the current one. In the last 2 years, similar work went to 10 or more companies, usually for about $103K per award. An award could come any day: the usual time to award has passed.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPRPA126RYA33 in this department, oldest first.
- Nov 14, 2025SolicitationView
- Nov 14, 2025 · this noticeSolicitation
- Jan 5, 2026SolicitationView
- Jan 6, 2026SolicitationView
- Jan 6, 2026SolicitationView
- Mar 27, 2026SolicitationView
- Mar 27, 2026SolicitationView
- May 4, 2026SolicitationView
- May 4, 2026SolicitationView
- May 4, 2026SolicitationView
- May 27, 2026SolicitationView
- Oct 23, 2026SolicitationView
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8|ISO 9001 or its equivalent|||||||| TIME OF DELIVERY (JUNE 1997)|20|0001|06 EA|BEST AVAILABLE|||||||||||||||||| STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)|1|| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT (COMBO)||TBD|SPRPA1|TBD|TBD|SEE SCHEDULE|TBD|SEE SCHEDULE|||||||N/A| NAVY USE OF ABILITYONE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR - RELEASE OF OFFEROR INFORMATION (3-18))|1|| VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020)|3|||| INTEGRITY OF … (show all)
UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021)|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (JUN 2020)|4||||| WARRANTY OF SUPPLIES OF A NONCOMPLEX NATURE (JUN 2003)|6|12 months after the date of the last delivery under this contract,|45 days after the date of the last delivery under this contract,||||| WARRANTY OF DATA - BASIC (MAR 2014)|2||| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)|2||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (OCT 2024)|2||| FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989)|10|||15 Days - Notification to PCO and jose.g.torraca.civ@us.navy.mil|KTR Prop||||45||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--HIGH-VALUE ITEMS (FEB 1997)|1|| FEDERAL ACQUISITION SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY ACT ORDERS-PROHIBITION (DEC 2023)|12||||||||||||| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2025)|13|||||||||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (FEB 2024)|1|| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAR 2025)(DEVIATION 2025-O0003 AND 2025-O0004))|12|336413|1250||||||||||| INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021)|2||| FACSIMILE PROPOSALS (OCT 1997)|1|| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2||X| EVALUATION OF FIRST ARTICLE TESTING|3|||X| This is a NEW SPARES requirement. No drawings are available for this solicitation. For Critical Safety Items (CSI), DFARS clause 252.209-7010, Identification of Critical Safety Items, is incorporated by reference. For items for which Government inspection and acceptance will be conducted at the source, DLAD clause 52.246-9004, Product Verification Testing, is incorporated by reference. DLAD clauses can be viewed at http://www.dla.mil/Acquisition/Pages/DLAD.aspx. As applicable, DFARS clause 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, is incorporated by reference. All Clauses not applicable to this document are self-deleting. \ 1. SCOPE 1.1 . Markings shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-130. 1.2 PRE-AWARD / POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS: Due to the critical use of this item and its quality history, a pre-award survey and post-award conference may be required for all new manufacturers. For all previous sources, a post-award conference may be recommended. 1.3 The components being acquired under this solicitation have been classified as Flight Critical requiring engineering source approval by the Naval Air Systems Command. Only those companies who have submitted requests for source approval and been approved will be eligible for award under this solicitation. Any company not previously approved may submit a Source Approval Request to the contracting officer, Naval Inventory Control Point, (See Block 10 of the SF33 for name and code). The Source Approval Request shall contain the following documentation and shall be submitted by the closing date of this solicitation: (A) Copy of complete configuration drawings for a similar item(s) which your company has produced within the past three years, including test procedures for which your company (1) has been qualified to manufacture and (2) which is similar, i.e., requires the same materials, manufacturing processes, inspections, tolerances and similar application as the item(s) for which you are seeking approval. (B) Copy of the complete process/operation sheets used to manufacuture the similar item, including but not limited to, detailed shop sketches. These plans must note those operations and processes performed by subcontractors/ vendors. (C) Complete copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, etc. that document delivery of production quantities of the part to the Original Equipment Manufacturer or Military service. Provide the most recent copies of the documents. (D) A detailed comparative analysis of the differences/similarities between the similar part and the part(s) for which you are seeking approval. This analysis should include materials, configuration, tolerances, process requirements, dimensions, castings, forgings, etc. (E) Copy of inspection method sheets used in the manufacturing and at final inspection. These sheets should include actual tolerance, print requirements, inspection devices, sources performing the operation and level of inspection. Critical characteristics should be discernible from all other characteristics. The above requirements are a subset of requirements specified in the ASO Source Approval Information Brochure dated January 1995. The submission of this data subset is contingent upon and in consideration of the submitting contractor meeting all other requirements specified in this solicitation to include a bilateral agreement with MDA which includes availability of complete data, MRB disposition, etc. Any company not having such agreement, but desiring to seek engineering source approval, will be required to submit data meeting all requirements of the ASO/NAVICP Source Approval Brochure. 1.4 Sampling rates (AQLs) indicated below shall be used in accordance with ANSI Z1.4 for Single Sampling and a General Inspection Level of II. 1.5 In addition to the 100% PCO Mandatory, critical and major characteristics, attributes for plating, hardness and non-destructive testing will be inspected one hundred percent. 1.6 Contractor shall develop a system for identification of individual piece parts for traceability purposes. Markings shall not be permanent. 1.7 An AQL of 1.5 will be used for Class 3 threads and dimensions, and geometric feature controls with a tolerance range of .010 or less. 1.8 For minor characteristics, a sampling rate determined by the contractor and subject to QAR approval will be used. 1.9 The material covered in this contract/purchase order will be used in a crucial shipboard system enabling the launch and/or recovery of aircraft. The use of incorrect or defective material would create a high probability of failure resulting in a serious personnel injury, loss of life, loss of vital shipboard systems or loss of aircraft. Therefore,the material has been designated as Critical material and special control procedures are invoked to ensure receipt of correct material. 1.10 Articles to be furnished hereunder shall be manufactured, tested and inspected in accordance with ;6532D787; drawing number ( ;(80020); ) ;REVISION T; , Revision ;NAWC LAKEHURST; and all details and specifications referenced therein. 1.11 Unless expressly provided for elsewhere in this clause, equipment such as fixtures, jigs, dies, patterns, mylars, special tooling, test equipment, or any other manufacturing aid required for the manufacture and/or testing of the subject item(s) will not be provided by the Government or any other source and is the sole responsibility of the contractor. The foregoing applies notwithstanding any reference to such equipment or the furnishing thereof that may be contained in any drawing or referenced specification. 1.12 If MIL-STD-454 is referenced in the drawings or in the specification, the contractor is expected to show compliance with IPC/EIAJ-STD-001C. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS DRAWING DATA=6300-001 |80020| G| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6530C124 |80020| J| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B068 |80020| L| |D| | | | DRAWING DATA=6532B090 |80020| F| |D| | | | DRAW
Who won similar work
96 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION AT PHILADELPHIA, PA), same NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (96): middle half $46K to $215K, median $103K; range $19K to $5.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC | 19 | $2.4M | Sep 22, 2026 |
| ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. · $TDG · $10.0B | 11 | $1.5M | Feb 3, 2025 |
| TRANSDIGM INC · $TDG · $10.0B | 8 | $1.4M | Jan 21, 2025 |
| AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC. · $TDG · $10.0B | 8 | $478K | Jan 14, 2025 |
| TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS INC · $TDG · $10.0B | 7 | $1.1M | Feb 21, 2025 |
| MASON ELECTRIC CO. | 6 | $2.2M | Jan 27, 2025 |
| HARTWELL CORPORATION · $TDG · $10.0B | 6 | $368K | Feb 14, 2025 |
| PNEUDRAULICS, INC. · $TDG · $10.0B | 5 | $612K | Feb 7, 2025 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 3 | $6.0M | Sep 24, 2026 |
| KORRY ELECTRONICS CO | 3 | $3.6M | Feb 5, 2025 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either. Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $TDG reported $10.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 96 past awards, $103K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Sep 24, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$2.9M1560 - Procurement of TRUSS ASSY,AIRCRAFTMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 22, 2026TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC$368KSPRPA126PZA56; N0038326X1391; 1680 015842944; INVERTERNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 10, 2026COX & COMPANY$20KCONTROL BOX UNITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.3M16--AZIMUTH SERVOMECHANMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 14, 2026KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC$25KVALVE, CONTROL, RAM, ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 14, 2026HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION$19KACTUATOR,ELECTROMECMateriality: <0.01% of $RTX revenue (Low) SEC
- Feb 10, 2026Northrop Grumman Melbourne FL 32904 USA$1.5M16--DRAWER,POWER DIST,ANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jan 30, 2026Lockheed Martin Corporation$1.1M1680 - 015614750 (DIGITAL MODULE)Materiality: <0.01% of $LMT revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 29, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corp$1.6M16--PGMC LRM,AIRCRAFT,MMateriality: <0.01% of $NOC revenue (Low) SEC
- Jan 27, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$859KDrive Unit, Turret RMateriality: <0.01% of $BA 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 1 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, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.