SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINER, SWASHPLATE ASSY
DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation SPRRA125R0018 in this department, oldest first.
- Dec 4, 2024 · this noticePre-solicitation
- Jan 21, 2025SolicitationOpen
- Aug 22, 2025Award NoticeCONTAINER RESEARCH CORPORATION · $600KOpen
- Aug 22, 2025Justification (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
No telephone requests will be accepted. Direct your requests and communication to: ATTN: DLA-AHC; KIMBERLEY COLLIER, Contract Specialist, via email Kimberley.Collier@dla.mil or 256-309-4633. For request for solicitation, provide your name, the company name and Cage Code and a telephone/facsimile number. PRON: AX4C0436AX. The Government proposes to acquire, on 5 Year IDR contract a minimum of quantity of 13 each minimum up to a maximum of 57 each of a NOUN: SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINER, SWASHPLATE ASSY; NSN: 8145-00-563-9803; Part Number 205R001-1 applicable to the BK Chinook Weapon System. P… (show all)
roduction Lead Time without First Article Testing is 13 each, 360 Days After Contract Award (DACA) with deliveries to Tinker AFB, OK 73415-8000. This item is restricted to CONTAINER RESEARCH CORPORATION (CAGE CODE 05259). This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). All offeror�s must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encouraged to identify themselves. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by accessing the website: http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casldba.casl_cmo_samsar and looking under Standardized Aviation and Missile Source Approval Request (SAMSAR). All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the Agency. The closing date annotated is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release for solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the date stated above. Foreign Firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL), same product/service code (PSC) 8145.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $18K to $613K, median $99K; range $9K to $12.2M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACM ELITE, LLC | 2 | $12.2M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| ARMOR METAL GROUP MASON, INC. | 1 | $613K | Aug 11, 2025 |
| LANZEN, INCORPORATED | 1 | $99K | Sep 18, 2025 |
| THERMODYNE INTERNATIONAL, LTD | 1 | $9K | Sep 23, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026ACM ELITE, LLC$12.2MSHIPPING and STORGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 23, 2026THERMODYNE INTERNATIONAL, LTD$9KSPRRA1-26-Q-0026 // SHIPPING AND STORAGE CASES // NSN 8145004498424No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 29, 2025ACM ELITE, LLC$18KSPRRA1-25-Q-0021/NSN: 8145-00-301-2987/NOUN: SHIPPING AND STORAGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 18, 2025LANZEN, INCORPORATED$99KAWARD SPRRA1-25-Q-0015/ NSN: 8145-01-079-9652/ NOUN: SHIPPING AND STORAGNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Aug 11, 2025ARMOR METAL GROUP MASON, INC.$613KSHIPPING AND STORAGNo 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
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.