Special NoticePosted Aug 6, 2026·Responses due Sep 7, 2026

Industry Day C-5M Super Galaxy Structural Honeycomb Panels

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT WARNER ROBINS, GA

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
Not stated
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
None
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
Not stated
Place
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Contact
Adam Randall (timothy.randall.4@us.af.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

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Early notice
  • Aug 6, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Oct 23, 2026 to Feb 21, 2027, middle of the range Dec 6, 2026.
Measured from 2442 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Aug 6, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

SPECIAL NOTICE Industry Day C-5M Super Galaxy Structural Honeycomb Panels 3-4 August 2026 Warner Robins, GA The 409th SCMS at Robins Air Force Base, GA is seeking to expand its list of qualified vendors to manufacture and deliver critical honeycomb panels for the C-5M Super Galaxy, a large US military cargo transport aircraft. The Opportunity There is an active contract strategy covering over 500 National Stock Numbers (NSNs) for C-5 honeycomb panels and the 409th SCMS is seeking to attract new, interested vendors to bid on these essential components. Low-Volume, High-Value Procurements: Most … (show all)

orders are for small quantities, typically ranging from 1 to 10 units. Initial tooling and set-up costs are covered through a Material Related Set-up CLIN. No First Articles Required. Required Capabilities Seeking companies with the ability to manufacture and deliver complex, adhesive-bonded structural honeycomb panels. This requires: Strict facility control for contamination, temperature, and humidity. Expertise in tracking adhesive life, autoclave operations, and bond line surface preparation. An experienced technical staff capable of interpreting aircraft loft data. Ability to deliver 3D models for any part or assembly derived from aircraft loft data. Qualification Requirements To be considered for an award, contractors must meet the following: Source Qualification: Qualify in accordance with the Source Qualification Statement (SQS). Gain approval from the C-5 Engineering Division (AFLCMC/WLSEBA). Quality System: Maintain an ISO 9002 or AS9100 (or equivalent) certified quality system. System Registrations: Be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Enhanced Joint Certification Program (EJCP). System Certified: Level II, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program (CMMC). Key Information NAICS Code: 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing FSC: 1560 Classification Code: 16 � Aircraft Location VECTR Center 1001 S. Armed Forces Blvd. Warner Robins, GA 31088 9 am � 4 pm Registration Pre-registration is required. All parties planning to attend are required to send an email to Adam Randall with names, company name, phone number and email address. If you are unable to attend in person, TEAMS will be available during the briefing presentations the morning of 3 Aug 26. Please make note during pre-registration so a TEAMS invite can be sent to you. Adam Randall DLA Weapons Support Contracting Officer timothy.randall.4@us.af.mil One-on-One Breakout Sessions One-on-One Q&A Sessions will be available for vendors to meet directly with Government Contracting, Engineering, and Program Management personnel. Each session will last for a total of 30 minutes. Because there are only 12 slots available, they will be allocated strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve a session, you must request your intent during the registration process. If a slot is still available, a member of the Government team will contact you directly to notify you of your assigned time. Tentative Agenda 3 Aug 2026 9 � 11:30 am Briefing Presentations and Q&A with all attendees 11:30 am � 1 pm Lunch 1 � 4 pm One-on-One 30 min Breakout Sessions 4 Aug 2026 9 am � 12 pm One-on-One 30 min Breakout Sessions continued If you are not requesting a breakout session or have a confirmed reserved one-on-one session scheduled on 3 Aug 2026, you will not need to attend on 4 Aug 2026. This Industry Day is for Market Research purposes only and is not a solicitation for proposals.

Who won similar work

1972 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (DLA Aviation), any industry: a loose match.

Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.

Single-winner award sizes (1972): middle half $42K to $350K, median $104K; range $3K to $265.3M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INC44$9.2MOct 19, 2026
JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC.36$11.1MOct 19, 2026
ATF Aerospace, LLC34$13.4MOct 19, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC29$13.2MOct 19, 2026
TRANSAERO, INC.27$9.9MOct 19, 2026
PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI · $3.0B26$3.3MOct 19, 2026
Mechatronics, Inc24$1.8MOct 19, 2026
PHILLIP CABLE MANUFACTURING, INC.22$4.3MOct 19, 2026
S & B, INC.20$4.4MOct 16, 2026
Don Industrial Group LLC19$3.2MOct 15, 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.

Investor context
  • $HEI reported $3.0B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 1972 past awards, $104K, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K

One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.

Latest awards

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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.

  • 1 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.