Presolicitation
APS PALLET
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRPA126RUC24
Due in 7 daysApproved sources only
Only listed manufacturers' parts are accepted. Distributors of the approved part can still quote.
AI summary Beta
DLA Aviation in Philadelphia plans to buy 15 APS pallets (NSN 7R-1680-016338682-P8, reference number 212A4002-7), an aircraft part tied to the 737NG / P-8A. This is a presolicitation, meaning an early notice that a request for quote is coming. Only government-approved sources, or their authorized distributors, can win.
Watch out for
- Approved sources only. Unless you are already an approved source or its authorized distributor, your offer will be rejected, and qualifying as a new source is a long engineering approval process.
This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.
- No drawings available. Without drawings you cannot build this part yourself, so you would have to buy it from the approved manufacturer.
Drawings are not available for this Request For Quote.
- Critical Application Item. Critical items get extra quality scrutiny, and failures can have serious consequences for the supplier.
This is a Critical Application Item (CAI).
- FAA certification paperwork required. Each part must come with an FAA 8130-3 tag, which only FAA-certified suppliers can provide.
Can only be procured only from suppliers who provide FAA-Certified parts
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- 15 each of APS pallet, NSN 7R-1680-016338682-P8, reference number 212A4002-7
- Newly manufactured parts only (no refurbished, remanufactured or repaired)
- FAA-certified parts with an FAA Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag
- Delivery FOB origin (the government takes the goods at your facility)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-05T00:00:00-04:00 (SAM.gov response deadline)
What to include when you submit
- Distributors of approved sources must email a copy of their authorized distributor letter, on the source's letterhead, to the buyer when they submit their offer
You must have
- Must be a government-approved source of supply (or an authorized distributor of one)
offers received from sources which are not government-approved sources of supply will be deemed technically unacceptable
- Parts must be FAA-certified with an FAA Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag
FAA Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag
- Distributors must provide an authorized distributor letter from the approved source
Any distributors of approved sources MUST submit a copy of their authorized distributor letter
- Newly manufactured material only
All potential offers shall provide newly manufactured spares only.
Not in the notice text
- Names of the approved sources
- Delivery schedule
- How the award will be decided
- Where and how to submit a quote (the solicitation itself is not yet posted)
- No set-aside is stated and no NAICS code is listed
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 25, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRPA126RUC24
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, Pa
- Product/service code
- 1680
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- SAMUEL EVERETT, APAA.28, PHONE (215)737-2488, EMAIL SAMUEL.EVERETT@DLA.MILSAMUEL.EVERETT@DLA.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 7R-1680-016338682-P8, REF NR 212A4002-7, QTY 15 EA, DELIVERY FOB ORIGIN. Can only be procured only from suppliers who provide FAA-Certified parts which possess a FAA Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130-3 Airworthy Approval Tag. This Solicitation is being issued under EAF Authority formally known as SEPA. This is a Critical Application Item (CAI). Per the PMA-290 IUID implementation plan, IUID is not required for commercial items because of "Traceability of the 737NG commercial common and P-8A noncore items have been captured and accounted for as a part of the parent end item recorded in the DoD IUID Registry." For items for which Government inspection and acceptance will be conducted at the source, DLAD clause 52.?-9004, Product Verification Testing, is incorporated by reference. DLAD clauses can be viewed at http://www.dla.mil/Acquisition/Pages/DLAD.aspx. As applicable, DFARS clause 252.242-7005, Contractor Business Systems, is incorporated by reference. Drawings are not available for this Request For Quote. Offerors are advised that offers received from sources which are not government-approved sources of supply will be deemed technically unacceptable, and therefore ineligible for award. Any distributors of approved sources MUST submit a copy of their authorized distributor letter, on the source letterhead, to the buyer point of contact indicated on the solicitation via email, at time of proposal submittal. All potential offers shall provide newly manufactured spares only. Refurbished, remanufactured, or repaired material will not be acceptable. Offers for such are ineligible for award. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights,manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application.