Sources Sought for NSN 1630-14-544-8496
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A727R0057-Sources_Sought in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1630-14-544-8496, hydraulic brake piston. This item is currently manufactured by Safran Landing Systems (CAGE F6137) under part number A36501. The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a co… (show all)
mmitment 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. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by October 21, 2026, 2:00pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Gladys Brown (gladys.brown@dla.mil). Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237 Primary Point of Contact: Gladys Brown, Acquisition Specialist, Phone: 445-737-4113, Email: gladys.brown@dla.mil. If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring. If there is an open solicitation for an NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. If you are submitting a SAR for an NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Weapons Support SAR Program Office Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 6090 Strathmore Rd. Richmond, VA 23237
Who won similar work
36 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION), same NAICS 336413.
Single-winner award sizes (36): middle half $67K to $233K, median $112K; range $26K to $2.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. · $TDG · $6.6B | 2 | $569K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| ENIGMA AEROSPACE & CONSULTING L.L.C. | 2 | $311K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| AEROMETALS, INC. | 2 | $206K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| D-J ENGINEERING INC | 2 | $150K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC. | 2 | $126K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| APEX PINNACLE CORP | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. | 1 | $2.5M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| JET REPAIR CENTER, INC. | 1 | $1.7M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| SODERBERG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | 1 | $630K | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Kit Pack, LLC | 1 | $350K | Oct 19, 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.
- $TDG reported $6.6B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 36 past awards, $112K, 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.
- Oct 19, 2026FBC ENTERPRISES LLC$73K59--CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPECNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026AMERICAN FUEL CELL AND COATED FABRICS COMPANY$147K15--CELL,FUEL,AIRCRAFTNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026ENIGMA AEROSPACE & CONSULTING L.L.C.$26K15--STRAKE,LEADING EDGENo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026REV-CAP COMPANY, INC.$27K59--CABLE ASSEMBLY SET,No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026HARTWELL CORPORATION$30K15--HOUSING LATCH ASSEMMateriality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026D-J ENGINEERING INC$50K15--PLATE,STRUCTURAL,AINo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026Mechatronics, Inc$56K16--PROBE TIP ASSEMBLYNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC.$355K16--VALVE ASSEMBLY,HYDRAULIC,AIRCRAFTMateriality: <0.01% of $TDG revenue (Low) SEC
- Oct 19, 2026SODERBERG MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.$630K49--REAMERS,CLEANINGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 19, 2026ENIGMA AEROSPACE & CONSULTING L.L.C.$285K15--SKIN,AIRCRAFTNo 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 1 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.