GovSprint
← Back to today

NSN 1660-005604009, COUPLING, FLEXIBLE

Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA AVIATION
Account requiredWhy it scored this way

Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.

Draft the paperwork

Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it.

Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.

Sources Sought response

A complete draft response — capability statement, relevant past performance, business size and socioeconomic status, and answers to the agency's specific questions.

Questions to submit

Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.

Past performance write-ups

Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.

Solicitation details

Solicitation number
SPE4A726R0778
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-08-17
Response deadline
Aug 22, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Richmond, VA
Contracting contact
ryan.loeffelholz@dla.mil

Market intelligence

Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays

Comparable awards under NAICS at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.

Statement of work, as posted

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) AVIATION IS ISSUING THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AS MEANS OF CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF OTHER COMPANIES ARE CAPABLE OF MANUFACTURING (OR LEGITIMATELY OBTAINING) THE FOLLOWING ITEM: NSN 1660-005604009, COUPLING, FLEXIBLE. THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED BY: THE BOEING COMPANY 81205 P/N 10-2712-2 ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS CORP 70628 P/N 711130 FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGIES INC 30299 P/N FT1025-2 THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. 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 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. IF YOUR COMPANY DESIRES TO BE REVIEWED AND QUALIFIED AS AN “APPROVED SOURCE” FOR THIS ITEM, CONTACT THE DLA AVIATION SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE BY SENDING A SAR DROP OFF REQUEST TO EMAIL: DLAAVNSMALLBUS@DLA.MIL IN THE SUBJECT OF THE EMAIL INDICATE “REQUEST SAR DROP-OFF,” A POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS, NSN, AND A CAGE CODE IN THE BODY OF THE EMAIL. IN ADDITION, INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WANT TO BECOME AN APPROVE SOURCE CAN ALSO NOTIFY THE BUYER FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AT RYAN.LOEFFELHOLZ@DLA.MIL. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY AUGUST 2, 2026, AT 6:00 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

Contact

Point of contact
Ryan Loeffelholz
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
ryan.loeffelholz@dla.mil
Submit questions

Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.

Open email
Capability response

Introduce your firm against this requirement for a Sources Sought or market research notice.

Open email
Request documents

Ask for attachments, drawings or specifications referenced in the notice but not posted.

Open email
Add me to interested vendors

Ask to be listed as an interested vendor so other bidders can find you for teaming.

Open email

Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.

Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.