Pre-solicitationPosted Jun 2, 2025·Responses due Jun 17, 2025

UNRESTRICTED; Cowling Assembly, EN; NSN 1680-01-573-2953, PN 70302-02141-054, PR 7008142789

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
488190
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE4A525R0196
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1680
Place
Stratford, CT, USA
Contact
Christy Oakley (Christy.Oakley@dla.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A525R0196 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • May 19, 2025
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jun 2, 2025 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
  • Jul 21, 2026
    Pre-solicitation
    Open
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Aug 5, 2025 to Dec 4, 2025, middle of the range Sep 18, 2025.
Measured from 2442 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from May 19, 2025).
Other notices
  • Mar 31, 2026
    Justification (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

Purchase Request: 7008142789, NSN 1680-01-573-2953, Cowling Assembly, EN; Part Number: 70302-02141-054. Specifications, plans or drawings relating to the procurement described are not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. DLA Aviation does not currently have an approved technical data package for this item, therefore, please do not submit requests. Approved sources for this item are Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation CAGE 78286. Any manufacturer, other than the approved source, who would like to submit a proposal on this item, must submit a complete source approval package (SAR). Thi… (show all)

s solicitation will result in a firm-fixed price contract. This is requirement is for 53 EACH. The required delivery is 204 days ARO to Corpus Christi, TX (line 0001). This is an Unrestricted Acquisition. FOB Origin, Inspection and Acceptance at Origin applies. This is a Navy Critical Safety Item. 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. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DLA-BSM Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). A copy of this solicitation will also be available to requesters by contacting the buyer directly. The estimated solicitation issue date is 6/18/2025. The anticipated closing date is 7/03/2025. DLA Aviation 6090 Strathmore Rd Richmond, VA. 23237

Who won similar work

90 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 488190.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
MID-STATE AEROSPACE INC7$438KAug 13, 2026
MEGGITT (ORANGE COUNTY), INC.6$2.5MMay 18, 2026
Mechatronics, Inc6$281KOct 29, 2025
ROTAIR AEROSPACE CORP3$9.1MOct 6, 2026
A.G.H. Industries, LLC3$801KJul 16, 2026
ADEPT FASTENERS INC3$718KSep 14, 2026
VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT LLC3$145KMay 28, 2026
AERO-DYNE SUPPLY CO., INC.3$133KMar 19, 2026
AIRCRAFT WHEEL AND BRAKE, LLC2$11.8MApr 14, 2025
STEIN SEAL COMPANY2$2.9MMar 16, 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 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.

  • 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.