POD ASSEMBLY, ETTS
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL
DLA Aviation is planning to buy "POD ASSEMBLY, ETTS". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in USA. The original due date (Jan 20, 2026) 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 $120K per award. An award could come any day: the usual time to award has passed.
Put together from the facts on this page; the details and sources are below.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation AX6T6051AX in this department, oldest first.
- Jan 15, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Apr 8, 2026Award NoticeUltrax Aerospace Inc. · $124KView
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
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small Business. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334515 which has a corresponding Size Standard of 750 employees. This SSS is to notify companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is seeking qualifi… (show all)
ed sources for the acquisition of a POD ASSEMBLY,ETTS, NSN: 6625-01-627-3011, Part Number: 09-0104-31 in support of the ENGINES weapon system. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(1) having only one responsible source. The Government is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a potential source. Firms that possess the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are encouraged to identify themselves. Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by visiting AvMC's public website: https://www.avmc.army.mil/Directorates/SRD/TechDataMgmt The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified source. The contractor will also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but not limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, material forecasting, obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all additional costs incurred resulting from contract performance. DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE 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 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
27 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (DLA Aviation), same NAICS 334515.
Single-winner award sizes (27): middle half $40K to $339K, median $120K; range $26K to $2.0M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIGLI ENTERPRISES, INC. | 4 | $3.7M | Jul 30, 2025 |
| SANITZ ENTERPRISES, INC. | 4 | $2.4M | Jun 24, 2026 |
| S I T CORPORATION | 3 | $574K | May 28, 2026 |
| PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI · $5.2B | 2 | $1.0M | Dec 22, 2025 |
| U.S. DYNAMICS CORPORATION | 1 | $1.8M | Oct 8, 2025 |
| CANNON LOAD BANKS, INC. | 1 | $1.4M | Jan 7, 2025 |
| JGILS, LLC | 1 | $199K | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Honeywell International Inc. · $HON · $38.1B | 1 | $195K | Apr 20, 2026 |
| RURAL ROUTE 2, LLC | 1 | $167K | Sep 1, 2026 |
| CONNECTEC COMPANY, INC. | 1 | $120K | Dec 18, 2024 |
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.
- $HEI reported $5.2B revenue (12 months to Jul 31, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 27 past awards, $120K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $HON reported $38.1B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 27 past awards, $120K, 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 1, 2026RURAL ROUTE 2, LLC$167K66--METER MOVEMENT,FLAGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 24, 2026SANITZ ENTERPRISES, INC.$250K61--LOAD BANK,ELECTRICANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 28, 2026S I T CORPORATION$186K66--TESTER,AVIATION LIFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 6, 2026AGA TRUCK PARTS, INC$27K66--INDICATOR,ELECTRICANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 20, 2026Honeywell International Inc.$195K66--TRANSMITTER,PRESSURMateriality: <0.01% of $HON revenue (Low) SEC
- Apr 1, 2026JGILS, LLC$199K66--TESTER,AVIATION LIFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Feb 9, 2026MICROWAVE COMPONENTS LLC$37K58--DIVIDER,POWER,RADIONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Dec 22, 2025PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC$621K66--TESTER,AVIATION LIFMateriality: 0.01% of $HEI revenue (Low) SEC
- Nov 21, 2025S I T CORPORATION$288K66--TESTER,AVIATION LIFNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Nov 12, 2025PRIME TECHNOLOGY LLC$44K66--METER,SPECIAL SCALENo 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
- $346K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 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.
- 2 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 2 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.