Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 7, 2026·Responses due Oct 22, 2026

C-5 SEALS SUCCESSOR PROJECT

DLA Aviation · DLA AVIATION

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE4AX27R0003
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
1560
Place
Not stated
Contact
Andrew Collins (Andrew.Collins@dla.mil)
…Open on SAM.gov
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE4AX27R0003 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Sep 29, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Oct 7, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 23, 2026 to Apr 10, 2027, middle of the range Feb 5, 2027.
Measured from 457 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 336413 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Sep 29, 2026).

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

NOTICE TYPE: Pre-Solicitation TITLE: Multiple NSNs (FSC � 1560) supporting C-5 Seals for a competitive Long-Term Contract (LTC) DLA Weapons Support (Richmond) proposes to issue a solicitation for a long-term strategic contract which will include multiple NSNs to support the following operational platform: C-5 Seals. A total of 89 NSNs are targeted for this contract effort. The proposed action is intended to be awarded competitively with various contracts issued as supported by a Qualified Sources List (QSL). Potential sources must either be on the ESA's Qualified Sources List (QSL) or gain ESA… (show all)

qualification before contract award. Contact Jonathan Harrison at jonathan.harrison.3@us.af for QSL inquiries. Pricing will be evaluated based on the estimated annual demand (EAD). The proposed contract will be a firm fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract in accordance with FAR 16.504(a)(1). The attached list of NSNs are the items that have been identified for this current action. If other NSNs are subsequently added, as defined by the terms of the contract, they will be synopsized separately. This will be a competitively awarded contract and best value selection methods based on a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors will be used. The Government may award multiple contracts for this action. In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, you must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Annual updates to your registration will be required. For registration procedures and information please visit the World Wide Web at https://www.sam.gov. A copy of the solicitation will be available via DLA DIBBS Website at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the Request for Proposal (RFP). RFPs are in a portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of the solicitation will not be available to requestors. The solicitation will be posted on or around December 1, 2026.

Who won similar work

1995 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same office (DLA AVIATION), same NAICS 336413.

Single-winner award sizes (1995): middle half $42K to $350K, median $90K; range $25K to $37.6M.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
JAMAICA BEARINGS CO., INC.62$31.7MOct 5, 2026
AERO COMPONENTS, LLC60$13.1MOct 6, 2026
HONEYCOMB COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.50$42.9MOct 14, 2026
LCF SYSTEMS, INC.49$20.7MSep 29, 2026
D-J ENGINEERING INC48$28.3MOct 5, 2026
TRIMAN INDUSTRIES INC42$17.3MOct 14, 2026
S3 AERODEFENSE LLC40$11.6MOct 14, 2026
INFINITY FABRICATION, INC.37$12.5MOct 8, 2026
G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC.35$36.7MOct 5, 2026
ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC32$15.2MOct 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.