Pre-solicitationPosted Oct 15, 2026·Responses due Oct 31, 2026

Cover Assembly Machine Gun

DLA Weapons Support · DLA WEAPONS SUPPORT

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
332994
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
SPE7L127R0004
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
1005
Place
Not stated
Contact
Amber Weaver (amber.weaver@dla.mil)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation SPE7L127R0004 in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Oct 1, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Oct 15, 2026 · this notice
    Pre-solicitation
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Dec 13, 2026 to Apr 2, 2027, middle of the range Jan 29, 2027.
Measured from 31 past early notices at Defense Logistics Agency with NAICS 332994 that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Oct 1, 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

NSN 1005-00-608-5091. This is a 1/G The required quantity is 15 Each and a required delivery in 300 days. FOB Origin and Inspection and Acceptance at Origin. This material is Not commercial; therefore, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12 in its solicitation for this item. This may have a 100% option available for an additional 15 each. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil// around 11/1/2026 Due to system constraints, it may take as long as 3 business days from the stated date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS. Te… (show all)

chnical drawings/bid sets are available to JCP certified vendors. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, proposals will be evaluated according to �best value� procedures on the basis of Price, Past Performance, and Delivery. All offers shall be in English and in US dollars. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the US by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. DLA has enhanced its Joint Certification Program (JCP) registration and validation procedures. Selected National Stock Numbers (NSNs) will require additional permissions to access the associated technical data. In the event a vendor cannot access the technical data for a NSN in DLA cFolders, the vendor must submit a onetime request to jcpvalidation@dla.mil for technical data access consideration. If a vendor has inquiries after having submitted required information to the JCP office, these inquiries are to be directed to DLAJ344DataCustodian@dla.mil. DLA processes the vendor's technical data request on a first come, first served basis. Failure to comply timely with required information may result in lack of consideration for DLA solicitations. It is vitally important that vendors provide correct company official name(s) and contact information in all correspondence. DLA will work diligently on validating vendor requests. Vendors will be notified within three business days of when their requests were approved. However, DLA cannot guarantee that it can complete all validation requests by the due date for any solicitation responses. Technical drawings/bid sets are available after the issue date on the Internet at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ through cFolders� under the �Technical Data� tab. Requests should include the RFP number, opening/closing date, NSN, PR number, buyer�s name and your complete name and address. FEDERAL, MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS CANNOT BE PROVIDED BY DSCC. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists, Military Handbooks, and other standdardization documents from the DoD Single Stock Point DODSSP in Philadelphia, PA. Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from the ASSIST-Quick Search and in most cases can be downloaded directly via the internet using standard browser software. Documents not available for downloading from ASSIST can be ordered from the DODSSP using the ASSIST Shipping Wizard after establishing a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures or by phoning the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-6396/6257 (DSN: 442-6396/6257. Users without access to the Internet may contact: DODSSP Bldg. 4/D 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094 Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, Purchase Description, ect,. Are not stocked at the DODSSP. UPLOAD PROPOSAL THROUGH DIBBS (PREFERRED METHOD) To submit an offer through DIBBS, search for the solicitation and then click the Red "Offer" button on the search results screen (Note: users must be logged in to DIBBS in order to submit the offer through DIBBS). For additional guidance, refer to https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/refs/help/Solicitations/DIBBS-Upload-Offer-User-Help.pdf EMAIL PROPOSALS TO:amber.weaver@dla.mil A single email cannot exceed 15 MB. Proposals greater than 15 MB must be divided into multiple emails.

Who won similar work

72 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same office, same NAICS 332994.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
FN AMERICA LLC4$192KOct 13, 2026
ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC.3$825KOct 15, 2026
Wulff Defense Solutions LLC3$618KOct 8, 2026
Nobles Worldwide, Inc. · $DCO3$469KOct 7, 2026
General Dynamics-Ots, Inc. · $GD3$159KOct 7, 2026
U.S. TACTICAL SUPPLY, INC.2$700KOct 8, 2026
RAC INTERNATIONAL, INC2$696KSep 29, 2026
PIONEER INDUSTRIES, LLC · $HEI2$408KSep 29, 2026
MMI OUTDOOR INC2$382KOct 9, 2026
VERMONT AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LLC2$376KOct 8, 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.

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
  • $399K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • 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.

  • 3 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 4 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.