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.
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
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
SPE4A726R0773
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
336413
Product service code
1630
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-08-13
Response deadline
Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Hill Air Force Base, UT
Contracting contact
michael.kershaw@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.
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1630-14-544-8496, PISTON,HYDRAULIC BR. This item is currently manufactured by SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (CAGE F6137) under part number A36501. The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F. 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. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by August 20th, 2026, 3:00pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Michael Kershaw (michael.kershaw@dla.mil). Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237 Primary Point of Contact: Michael Kershaw, Acquisition Specialist, Phone: (445)737-5609, Email: michael.kershaw@dla.mil. If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring. If there is an open solicitation for an NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. If you are submitting a SAR for an NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Aviation SAR Program Office Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 6090 Strathmore Rd. Richmond, VA 23237
Contact
Point of contact
Michael Kershaw
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
michael.kershaw@dla.mil
Secondary
Noraida.Maldonado-Otero@dla.mil
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