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DLA Land and Maritime · DLA LAND AND MARITIME
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation CM26162005 in this department, oldest first.
- Aug 18, 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
Contract Specialist: Karin Wilson Email: Karin.wilson@dla.mil NSN : 5965-01-598-1231 Approved Source(s) � UME Voice CAGE 1VNZ2 P/N 871A ------------------------------------------------ The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is �3D� AMC "3" Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. AMSC "D" 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. AMCS 3,… (show all)
4, or 5 are valid. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above. Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an �Approved Source�, they may submit an application package through the DLA Weapons Support Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Weapons Support - Columbus is procuring. For further information, please reference the DLA Weapons Support web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process. https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Offers/Technical-Support/Value-Management/ Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA LAND AND MARITIME), same product/service code (PSC) 5965 and NAICS 334310.
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $1.3M to $3.4M, median $2.0M; range $567K to $4.9M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| GATE INDUSTRIES Torrance CA 90501 USA | 1 | $4.9M | Mar 25, 2026 |
| ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics Fairfield NJ 07004 USA | 1 | $2.0M | Dec 20, 2024 |
| COMFORT CUSHION PRODUCTS, INC. | 1 | $567K | Apr 27, 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.
- Apr 27, 2026COMFORT CUSHION PRODUCTS, INC.$567K59--PARTS KIT,HEADSET
- Mar 25, 2026GATE INDUSTRIES Torrance CA 90501 USA$4.9M59--ADAPTER,HEADSET
- Dec 20, 2024ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics Fairfield NJ 07004 USA$2.0MLoudspeaker-Microphone
Competitive landscape
For the 3 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.