Sources SoughtPosted Mar 30, 2026·Responses due Apr 14, 2026

Sources Sought - 1 NSN

DLA Land and Maritime · DLA LAND AND MARITIME

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336320
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE7LX26R0057
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
2540
Place
Columbus, OH, USA
Contact
Kozo Okamura (Kozo.Okamura@dla.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE7LX26R0057 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Mar 30, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
  • Aug 14, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Jun 16, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026, middle of the range Jul 30, 2026.
Measured from 2442 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Mar 30, 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

This notice is NOT a request for quotes or proposals (RFQ/RFP). The government is considering a long-term contract (LTC) with a potential period of performance of five (5) years. Responses to this Sources Sought should address the company's capacity to support a five-year long-term contract. Offerors should demonstrate experience in contracts of similar size, scope and value and must be able to support a 5-year long-term contract. The following NSNs are requested. NSN NOMENCLATURE 2540-01-186-0969 MOTOR,WINDSHIELD WIPER,ELECTRIC Estimated Annual Demand Quantity (ADQ) is 1,910. Acquisition Meth… (show all)

od Code (AMC) / Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) is �1/G�. AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time. AMSC G. The Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. This NSN is export-controlled items subject to export control regulations under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Interested vendors must possess an active and current Enhanced Joint Certification Program (eJCP) certification or Defense Enhanced Validation (DEV) to be eligible for the award. Please also note that this NSN has the following requirements: CAI - Critical Application Item CFAT - Contractor First Article Test RD002: Covered Information Applies RD004: CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment Applies RQ001: Tailored Higher Level Contract Quality Requirements RQ009: Inspection and Acceptance at Origin RQ016: QPL/QML - COMPONENT QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LISTS (QPL)/QUALIFIED MANUFACTURERS LISTS (QML). THIS ITEM CONTAINS ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS DEFINED BY A SPECIFICATION(S) WITH AN ASSOCIATED QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL) OR QUALIFIED MANUFACTURERS LIST (QML). ZD087: THIS NSN CONTAINS ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS WHICH MUST MEET QPL/QML REQUIREMENTS. BY SUBMITTING AN OFFER, THE OFFEROR AGREES TO PROVIDE QPL/QML COMPONENTS ONLY FROM SOURCES QUALIFIED ON THE APPLICABLE QPL(S)/QML(S). CS147: THIS NSN CONTAINS ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS WHICH MUST CONFORM TO SOURCE CONTROL DRAWING. BY SUBMITTING AN OFFER, THE OFFEROR AGREES TO PROVIDE SOURCE CONTROLLED COMPONENTS FROM SOURCES APPROVED ON THE APPLICABLE SOURCE CONTROL DRAWING. Special Packaging Requirements --- Technical data, including Drawings, are posted in DIBBS https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ in the DLA Collaboration Folders (cFolders) section: https://pcf1x/bsm.dla.mil/cfolders/. - -- Please review the NSN(s) listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture this item. The approved sources for these items are listed above, if any. All information may be submitted directly to Kozo Okamura at kozo.okamura@dla.mil. This information must be provided by the response date of this notice. Qualification requirements: This item requires qualification in accordance with the governing specification. Manufacturers who are not currently on the Qualified Products List (QPL) for this specification but wish to become a qualified source must submit an application for qualification. The specific requirements, tests, and procedures for qualifications are detailed in the specification associated with this item. Interested parties are responsible for obtaining the specification and conducting all necessary testing at their own expense. Information on the specification and the qualification process can typically be found by contacting the qualifying activity identified in the specification. Thank you in advance for your assistance. This notice is NOT a request for quotes or proposals (RFQ/RFP).

Who won similar work

5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA LAND AND MARITIME), same product/service code (PSC) 2540.

Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $1.5M to $4.1M, median $2.4M; range $1.5M to $94.4M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
GTA CONTAINERS, LLC2$98.5MSep 23, 2025
ROSCO INC1$2.4MAug 7, 2025
UNDERGROUND PIPELINE INC1$1.5MApr 29, 2026
WINDWARD ENTERPRISES, LLC1$1.5MNov 21, 2024

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
  • Apr 29, 2026UNDERGROUND PIPELINE INC$1.5MTowbarNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Sep 23, 2025GTA CONTAINERS, LLC$4.1M25--COVER,FITTED,VEHICUNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Sep 23, 2025GTA CONTAINERS, LLC$94.4M25--COVER,FITTED,VEHICUNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Aug 7, 2025ROSCO INC$2.4MLTC 3NSNs - MirrorsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
  • Nov 21, 2024WINDWARD ENTERPRISES, LLC$1.5MHEATER, VEHICULAR, CONo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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.