Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 1, 2026·Responses due Oct 16, 2026

56/P Helmet and Components

DLA Troop Support · DLA TROOP SUPPORT

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE1C1-27-R-0003
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
8415
Place
Not stated
Contact
Stephen Curcio (stephen.curcio@dla.mil)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE1C1-27-R-0003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 1, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 25, 2026 to Apr 12, 2027, middle of the range Feb 9, 2027.
Measured from 459 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 336413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 1, 2026).

Next steps for this stage

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  • Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
  • Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.

What the notice says

This procurement is for the Aircrew Integrated Helmet System which consists of the HGU-56/P Helmet and 25 Component Parts. There is a total of twenty-six items (26), thirteen (13) of which require Engineering Source Approval (ESA). The remaining items are considered competitive items. Any contractor who would like more information regarding the Engineering Source Approval process should contact the DLA Troop Support Contract Specialist who will provide the Product Manager Air Warrior POC. DLA Troop Support anticipates issuing a solicitation for a firm-fixed price, Requirements type contract fo… (show all)

r the Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ) listed below. The BEQ below represents the quantity for each Tier period. In addition, it is noted below what items require ESA approval and which are competitive: Lining, Helmet, Shock, Thermoplastic � Competitive � 633 EA � PLT: 90 days Liner, Helmet, Cloth � Competitive � 69 EA � PLT: 90 days Lining, Helmet, Shock � ESA � 398 EA - PLT: 90 days Shell, Flyer�s Helmet � ESA � 81 EA � PLT: 90 days HGU-56/P Helmet, Flyer�s � ESA � 283 EA � PLT: 120 days PAD, Helmet Chin Strap � ESA � 278 EA - PLT: 90 days Helmet, Retention Assembly � ESA � 31 EA - PLT: 90 days Strap Assembly, Chin � ESA � 86 EA - PLT: 90 days Visor, Flyer�s Helmet, 2 Notch � ESA � 19 EA - PLT: 90 days Visor, Flyer�s Helmet, 3 Notch � ESA 19 EA - PLT: 180 days Spacer Kit, Earcup � Competitive � 55 EA - PLT: 90 days Earcup, Flyer�s Helmet � ESA � 64 EA - PLT: 90 days Housing, Flyer�s Helmet � ESA � 19 EA - PLT: 90 days Visor, Flyer�s Helmet (Outer) � ESA � 480 EA - PLT: 60 days PAD Set, Fitting, Flyers � Competitive � 14 EA - PLT: 90 days Visor, Flyer�s Helmet (Inner) � ESA � 398 EA - PLT: 60 days Dual Visor Assembly � Competitive � 84 EA - PLT: 90 days Earpad Seal Assembly � Competitive � 237 EA - PLT: 90 days Edge Beading � Competitive � 115 EA - PLT: 90 days Shield Maxillofacial � ESA � 31 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Assembly, Lower Left � Competitive � 115 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Assembly, Lower Right � Competitive � 170 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Middle Left � Competitive � 148 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Middle Right � Competitive � 232 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Assembly, Right � Competitive � 151 EA - PLT: 90 days Track, Assembly, Upper Left � Competitive � 130 EA - PLT: 90 days DLA Troop Support (DLA TS) intends to make one (1) award which will be for a firm-fixed price, Requirements type contract. The contract shall be for a term of 60 months and will include five (5) separate pricing tiers. Each tier shall be for a 12-month period. It is the intent of the Government to award a single requirements-type contract to fulfill this requirement. To ensure timely delivery and a quality product, this acquisition will be procured using a �Price Only� approach. The use of �Price Only� procedures will allow the Government to issue an award to the offeror who offers the lowest price and is in agreement with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors will be advised that if they take exception to any of the terms and conditions in the solicitation, their offer may be excluded from consideration of award. First Article Testing (FAT) is required. Deliveries are FOB Destination and the destinations Austin, TX; Lansing, MI and Pendergrass, GA. All materials are to be contractor furnished. The estimated release date of Solicitation SPE1C1-27-R-0003 is October 30, 2026. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. The Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as �The Berry Amendment�) impose restrictions on the DoD�s acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and �specialty metals� (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

Who won similar work

694 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA TROOP SUPPORT), same NAICS 336413.

Single-winner award sizes (694): middle half $33K to $105K, median $52K; range $25K to $5.0M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
R & M GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC22$1.3MSep 17, 2026
HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.21$2.0MAug 6, 2026
DUTCH VALLEY SUPPLY CO.20$1.1MSep 14, 2026
INTEGRATED PROCUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES18$2.6MAug 5, 2026
JAG COMPONENTS, LLC18$1.2MOct 14, 2026
ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.17$6.1MOct 6, 2026
KENNON PRODUCTS INC16$1.2MAug 17, 2026
COATING SPECIALTIES, INC14$1.2MJul 23, 2026
S I T CORPORATION14$967KOct 13, 2026
NORCATEC LLC11$1.6MOct 7, 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.

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. 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
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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.