SENSING ELEMENT FIR
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A726R0623 in this department, oldest first.
- Jun 2, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Jun 30, 2026 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Sep 16, 2026Award NoticeS3 AERODEFENSE LLC · $900KOpen
- Sep 16, 2026Justification (Sole Source)Open
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
Solicitation for End Item: Multiple Aircraft Applications, Sensing Element, Fir., NSN: 6340-01-434-8887, 1000234261. TERM OF THE CONTRACT: 60 MONTHS. DELIVERY SCHEDULE 191 DAYS ARO. Configuration Control item. Critical Application item. NAICS is 334290. This is an unrestricted other than full and open procurement. Potential Sources: Kidde Technologies, Inc., CAGE 73168; Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, CAGE 74703; Simmons Precision Products, Inc., CAGE 89305. FOB Origin, Inspection/Acceptance: Destination. This is a request for proposal for an Indefinite Quantity Contract. Estimated Annua… (show all)
l Quantities for the 5-year base period will be 40 each. Export Control drawings do not apply. Limited specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described will be furnished by the Government. Request is for a written proposal. OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp on the issue date cited in the solicitation. The solicitation will be issued on or about July 15, 2026. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) applies. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. POC: Renee Griffin; Email address: renee.griffin@dla.mil.
Who won similar work
282 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION), same NAICS 334290.
Single-winner award sizes (276): middle half $42K to $203K, median $80K; range $25K to $14.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 AERODEFENSE LLC | 40 | $11.1M | Sep 1, 2026 |
| INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES | 16 | $5.5M + 1 shared | Oct 19, 2026 |
| LOKOS ELECTRONICS, LLC | 12 | $2.1M | Nov 12, 2025 |
| MERCURY MISSION SYSTEMS LLC | 10 | $3.5M | Jun 24, 2026 |
| WESTLAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · $ESE · $1.3B | 10 | $1.9M | Jul 27, 2026 |
| ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC | 9 | $1.4M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| MARTIN MILITARY INC | 8 | $559K | Aug 4, 2026 |
| PHOENIX TRADING INC. | 6 | $584K | Oct 14, 2026 |
| KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC | 6 | $578K | Jul 29, 2026 |
| TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC | 4 | $2.8M | Sep 24, 2026 |
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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $ESE reported $1.3B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 276 past awards, $80K, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES$31K58--COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY MODULENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026LAUREL TECHNOLOGIES PARTNERSHIP$29K58--KEYBOARD,DATA ENTRYMateriality: <0.01% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC$42K58--DISPLAY UNITNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 14, 2026PHOENIX TRADING INC.$57K58--CASE,ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 13, 2026AIRTRONICS, LLC$202K58--BATTERY COMPARTMENT,NIGHT VISION VIENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 5, 2026ALEKTRONICS INC$95K58--TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 29, 2026JO-KELL INC.$100K63--HORN,SIGNALNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 28, 2026PIVOTAL POWER INC$92K58--TELEPHONE,SECURE UNMateriality: <0.01% of $DRS revenue (Low) SEC
- Sep 24, 2026TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC$2.6M63--ALARM SET,PILOT WARNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 24, 2026FLIGHTFAB, INC.$42K58--PANEL,CONTROL,ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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, 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.