Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA AVIATION
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
SPE4A726R0702
Notice type
Presolicitation
NAICS
336413
Product service code
1650
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-07-22
Response deadline
Sep 7, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Richmond, VA
Contracting contact
Xuan.Phan@dla.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 336413 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.
This is not a Solicitation. This requirement is for an Indefinite Quantity Contract for NSN 1650 - 010423968, FITTING ASSEMBLY, HY. The requirement is being solicited as a Service – Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside. IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 81755 16H603 REVISION NR F DTD 08/12/1985 PART PIECE NUMBER: 16H603-3 The proposed contract will be a fixed price, Indefinite Quantity Contract in accordance with FAR Part 15. The requested period of performance for a base period of five (5) years with Zero (0) Options. NSN: 1650 – 010423968 FITTING ASSEMBLY, HY ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY – 120 EACH MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY – 30 EACH MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY – 120 EACH DELIVERY IS 90 DAYS FOR THE FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLES, 150 DAYS FOR TESTING AND EVALUATION, AND 399 DAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION QUANTITY FOR A TOTAL REQUIRED DELIVERY OF 639 DAYS. Higher-Level Quality and Export Control requirement applies. Item cited requires data which is restricted to contractors certified by DoD to access unclassified data per DoD 5220.22M. Certification is obtained by submitting DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, to the Defense Logistics Information Services. This is a Critical Application Item (Critical Part). Government First Article Testing (FAT) applies as well. The terms are FOB Destination with Critical Item/ Inspection at Source is required covering DLA Direct requirements only. Surge requirement does not apply. Ship to will be CONUS stock locations, as specified on the Delivery Order. This will be a competitively awarded contract and the best value selection methods will be used. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. A copy of the solicitation will be made available via DLA Internet Bid Board System at https://dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. From the DIBBS Homepage, select Search RFPs. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in 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 RFP will not be available to requestors. Electronic offers and offers through DIBBS are unacceptable. This solicitation includes DLAD Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction. A Reverse Auction may be conducted online, and you must register your company at dla.procurexinc.com in order to participate. Suppliers are encouraged to access Procurex to self-register and review the available training to learn how to participate in an auction. Suppliers who do not self-register will be loaded into Procurex by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation. If you have any problems with registration, contact the Procurex Help Desk by email at service@procurexinc.com or toll-free at 866-412-7161. OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. The solicitation issue date is on or about August 7, 2026.
Contact
Point of contact
XUAN T PHAN
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
Xuan.Phan@dla.mil
Secondary
Sarah.S.Myers@dla.mil
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