NSN 1440-010639703 , RAIL ASSEMBLY, WSDC: 21F, AIRCRAFT, FREEDOM FIGHTER F-5
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4A726R0704 in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 6, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
- Aug 11, 2026Pre-solicitationOpen
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) Aviation 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 1440-010639703, ITEM DESCRIPTION: RAIL ASSEMBLY. This item is currently manufactured by Approved Source CAGE 32067; 79U29 UNDER PART NUMBER 14-82003-5. The Weapon System Designator Code is 21F. 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 … (show all)
commitment 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 07/13/2026, 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Xuan T Phan at xuan.phan@dla.mil. Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237 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.
Who won similar work
106 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION), same NAICS 336415.
Single-winner award sizes (106): middle half $39K to $230K, median $61K; range $25K to $2.5M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARVIN ENGINEERING CO, INC | 8 | $1.6M | May 21, 2026 |
| LCF SYSTEMS, INC. | 5 | $518K | Jan 6, 2026 |
| A.G.H. Industries, LLC | 4 | $348K | Sep 14, 2026 |
| STATZ CORP | 3 | $2.1M | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Alloy Sling Chains, LLC | 3 | $290K | Jul 8, 2026 |
| PERCIPIENT MANUFACTURING, LLC | 3 | $196K | Aug 17, 2026 |
| RC INDUSTRIES, INC | 3 | $185K | Sep 9, 2026 |
| ALEK INDUSTRIES INC | 3 | $178K | Nov 14, 2025 |
| BLUE CORD LOGISTIC STRATEGIES INC | 3 | $100K | Dec 16, 2025 |
| MILLENNIUM AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE | 2 | $2.5M | Apr 20, 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.
- Oct 8, 2026WKF (FRIEDMAN) ENTERPRISES, INC.$50K20--OIL TRANSFER ASSEMB
- Oct 7, 2026LINMARR ASSOCIATES, INC.$129K14--HOUSING,SPROCKET BR
- Oct 6, 2026SELCHERT PRECISION WELDING LLC$2.5M14--FAIRING,LAUNCHER,GUIDED MISSILE AIRC
- Sep 22, 2026SEAL DYNAMICS LLC$46K14--SWITCH MODULE
- Sep 21, 2026AMERICAN DEVICES, INC.$350K59--CABLE ASSEMBLY,POWER,ELECTRICAL
- Sep 16, 2026MTC ENGINEERING, LLC$27K14--FRAME,UPPER
- Sep 15, 2026DUMBO DEFENSE INC$46K14--SABOT,SUBASSEMBLY
- Sep 14, 2026A.G.H. Industries, LLC$31K14--RING,ANTI-EXTRUSION
- Sep 9, 2026MTC ENGINEERING, LLC$31K14--FRAME,UPPER
- Sep 9, 2026RC INDUSTRIES, INC$111K14--CABLE DRUM ASSEMBLY
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.
- 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.