Sources SoughtPosted Oct 8, 2026·Responses due Oct 13, 2026

NSN: 1560007163031, DUCT,BLEED AIR, WSDC: 05F AIRCRAFT STRATOLIFTER KC-135

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE4A526R0305
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1560
Place
Richmond, VA, USA
Contact
Cheryl BroadieDSN695-5488 (Cheryl.Broadie@dla.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A526R0305 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 8, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Oct 14, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jan 1, 2027 to Apr 19, 2027, middle of the range Feb 16, 2027.
Measured from 459 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 336413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 8, 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

PLEASE REVIEW THE BELOW NSN AND PROVIDE US WITH ANY SOURCES THAT ARE ABLE TO MANUFACTURE THE ITEM. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE THE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) OF THE MANUFACTURER AND POINTS OF CONTACT. PLEASE PROVIDE THIS TO: Cheryl Broadie at Cheryl.broadie@dla.mil. NSN: 1560-00-716-3031; Part Number: 5-98357-6 THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITAITON AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS … (show all)

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.

Who won similar work

1995 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION), same NAICS 336413.

Single-winner award sizes (1995): middle half $43K to $350K, median $91K; range $25K to $37.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC.62$31.7MOct 5, 2026
AERO COMPONENTS, LLC58$13.0MOct 19, 2026
HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.51$45.4MOct 19, 2026
LCF SYSTEMS, INC.50$20.7MOct 19, 2026
D-J ENGINEERING INC44$25.9MOct 19, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC41$17.3MOct 14, 2026
S3 AERODEFENSE LLC39$9.1MOct 14, 2026
INFINITY FABRICATION, INC.37$12.6MOct 19, 2026
G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC.36$36.1MOct 19, 2026
ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC33$15.3MOct 19, 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.

Latest awards
  • Oct 19, 2026Mechatronics, Inc$56K16--PROBE TIP ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026REV-CAP COMPANY, INC.$27K59--CABLE ASSEMBLY SET,No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026D-J ENGINEERING INC$50K15--PLATE,STRUCTURAL,AINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026FBC ENTERPRISES LLC$73K59--CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026ENIGMA AEROSPACE & CONSULTING L.L.C.$26K15--STRAKE,LEADING EDGENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC$63K16--DIAPHRAGM,STRUTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY$147K15--CELL,FUEL,AIRCRAFTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026HARTWELL CORPORATION$30K15--HOUSING LATCH ASSEMMateriality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
  • Oct 19, 2026ENIGMA AEROSPACE & CONSULTING L.L.C.$285K15--SKIN,AIRCRAFTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Oct 19, 2026ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC.$355K16--VALVE ASSEMBLY,HYDRAULIC,AIRCRAFTMateriality: <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
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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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 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.