Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · DLA TROOP SUPPORT
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.
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.
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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
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Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
6920-01-164-9625
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
339999
Product service code
6920
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-05
Response deadline
Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Philadelphia, PA
Contracting contact
manuel.delahoz@dla.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 339999 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.
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR NSN: 6920-01-164-9625 This is a Sources Sought Notice only. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10, the Defense Logistics Agency is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having interest in and the resources to support the requirements for a Mannequin Target. Interested contractors are requested to review the description below carefully to identify any potential manufacturing challenges and formulate any questions. The intent of this sources sought notice is to gather information that will identify sources for the possibility of a solicitation for the referenced items under a contract. NSN 3940-01-341-4426 is manufactured as follows: COLOR EXCEPTION: 24070 I/A/W SPECIFICATION DRAWING 9363146 WILL BE USED DRAWING EXCEPTION: Drawing 11829332 tolerance for two place decimal value is +/- .03 PACKAGING EXCEPTIONS: MIL STD 129 LABLES U/I IS BOX U/I CONTAINS 35 PER BOX ENGINEERING EXCEPTIONS: Distribution Statement "A" applies to all drawings and associated documents in the TDP. Quality: Document DELETE REPLACE WITH QS, Pg1 MIL-STD-105 MIL-STD-1916 SAMPLING PROCEDURES DOD PREFERRED METHODS AND TABLES FOR FOR ACCEPTANCE OF INSPECTION BY PRODUCT ATTRIBUTES THE CONTRACTOR SHALL USE MIL-STD-1916, DOD PREFERRED METHODS OF ACCEPTANCE OF PRODUCT. THE VERIFICATION LEVEL (VL) SHALL BE VL III IN LIEU OF AQL OF .65, FOR MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS AND VL II IN LIEU OF AQL 1.5 AND IN LIEU OF AQL OF 2.5 FORMINOR CHARACTERISTICS. MIL-C-46168 is replaced by MIL-DTL-53039E ECP H12I3002 Change from Distribution "D" to "A". TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 19200 11829332 REVISION NR N DTD 05/30/2024 PART PIECE NUMBER: 11829332 TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 11829332 REVISION NR H DTD 04/06/2011 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 11829647 REVISION NR B DTD 11/04/2002 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 12579607 REVISION NR E DTD 02/18/2026 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE QAP 19200 11829332 REVISION NR C DTD 02/21/2017 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 9363146 REVISION NR E DTD 04/10/2017 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 H2I3003 REVISION NR B DTD 10/08/2002 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 13066232 REVISION NR B DTD 07/09/2019 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 13067209 REVISION NR B DTD 07/09/2019 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE QAP 14153 SQAP-FAT3 REVISION NR DTD 08/26/2025 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 11829332 REVISION NR DTD 12/05/2022 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 DR11829332 REVISION NR DTD 04/07/2023 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 QS11829332 REVISION NR C DTD 04/07/2023 PART PIECE NUMBER: TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW REFERENCE QAP 14153 SQAP-011649625 REVISION NR DTD 04/18/2024 PART PIECE NUMBER: Interested parties should provide written responses by close of business on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, by 3:00 PM EST to: Manuel De La Hoz, DLA Troop Support Construction & Equipment, at manuel.delahoz@dla.mil. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for the purpose of market research only and the Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material as a result of this inquiry. This is NOT a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote or Invitation for Bid. The Government will NOT pay for any information submitted by respondents in response to this Sources Sought Notice. If a solicitation results, it would be synopsized on the SAM.gov website and it would be the offeror's responsibility to monitor the SAM.gov website for any such notices.
Contact
Point of contact
Manuel De La Hoz
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
manuel.delahoz@dla.mil
Secondary
Alyson.White@dla.mil
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