Sources SoughtPosted Sep 18, 2026·Responses due Sep 26, 2026

One (1) Haas VF-5/50XT Vertical Machining Center

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
333517
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
27-15-1102
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
3408
Place
Newport, RI, USA
Contact
Christopher Bara (avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 27-15-1102 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 18, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 5, 2026 to Apr 5, 2027, middle of the range Jan 18, 2027.
Measured from 2442 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 18, 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

The DLA Weapons Support Richmond is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for One (1) Haas VF-5/50XT Vertical Machining Center The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 333517. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND … (show all)

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 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 TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by SAM.gov closing date listed on this notice. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil and marked as ATTN: 27-15-1102. Responses should be not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10 inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to perform this requirement. Interested parties that can provide the required One (1) Haas VF-5/50XT Vertical Machining Centerwith turnkey services including: IUID, rigging, and shipping may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the stated closing date/time. Place of performance is Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Who won similar work

10 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 333517.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
PAULEY RODINE INC3$22.3MApr 2, 2026
DMG MORI FEDERAL SERVICES, INC.3$6.9MJun 23, 2026
PHILLIPS CORPORATION2$838KFeb 4, 2026
KANSAS-OKLAHOMA MACHINE TOOLS INC1$2.7MSep 17, 2025
ENERGY RECONNAISSANCE INC1$1.7MMay 5, 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 5 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.