Presolicitation
DUCT, ENGINE BLEED / NSN 1560-00-890-8366 / C-5 AIRCRAFT
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4A726R0770
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 plans to award a sole-source Indefinite Quantity Contract for a source-controlled aircraft part, a DUCT, ENGINE BLEED (NSN 1560-00-890-8366) used on the C-5 aircraft. The contract would run for a 5-year base period with an estimated 40 units bought per year. This notice is a heads-up that the government intends to negotiate with only the approved manufacturer or its approved sources, though it will still consider proposals from other capable sources within 45 days of publication.
Watch out for
- Sole-source to a named OEM and its approved sources. The government intends to negotiate with only Lockheed Martin (the OEM) or its two approved sources, so an unapproved small business is very unlikely to win this specific award.
The Source Controlled OEM is Lockheed Martin (CAGE 98897) under p/n 4A92042-101B.
- No complete technical data available. DLA doesn't have full technical data on this part, which makes it harder for a new supplier to prepare a Source Approval Request or an alternate proposal.
DLA Aviation does NOT possess complete technical data on this part.
- Possible reverse auction. If the solicitation includes a reverse auction, bidders will need to register and bid through DLA's Procurex system rather than a normal sealed-bid process.
This solicitation may include Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply DUCT, ENGINE BLEED, NSN 1560-00-890-8366, for the C-5 aircraft
- Estimated Annual Quantity of 40 EACH under an Indefinite Quantity Contract
- Production units delivered FOB Destination, with inspection/acceptance at Destination
- Contract type
- Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)
- Period of performance
- 5-year base period
- How they'll choose
- Combination of price, past performance, and other factors, as will be described in the solicitation when issued
- Offers due
- 2026-10-05T15:00:00-04:00
What they'll judge offers on
- price
- past performance
- other evaluation factors described in the solicitation
What to include when you submit
- Proposals received within 45 days after the date this notice was published will be considered by the Government.
- Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov to receive an award, regardless of dollar value.
- Interested parties who can meet the requirement with a commercial item must tell the contracting officer within 15 days of this notice.
You must have
- Must be an approved source of this part, or submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to become one
Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source
- Must be registered in SAM.gov to receive an award
In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov).
Current contractor
The part is source-controlled to OEM Lockheed Martin (CAGE 98897), with Arrowhead Products (CAGE 70628) and Senior Operations (CAGE 98769) listed as the only other approved sources; no separate incumbent contractor is named.
Not in the notice text
- Total contract value or unit price is not stated.
- How to submit a proposal or statement of interest (address, email, or portal) is not given in this text; the solicitation itself will be posted to DIBBS around 09/02/2026.
- Whether a Source Approval Request from a new source would be accepted is not stated.
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 17, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE4A726R0770
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1560
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Christopher RoseChristopher.Rose@dla.mil4457376675
Full notice text from SAM.gov
An Unrestricted solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for SOURCE CONTROLLED NSN 1560-00-890-8366, a DUCT, ENGINE BLEED. The award will be for a 5-year base period. The Estimated Annual Quantity (EAQ) is 40 EACH. Production units will be FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Destination. Item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Export Control applies. Surge does not apply. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. The Source Controlled OEM is Lockheed Martin (CAGE 98897) under p/n 4A92042-101B. Approved sources are Arrowhead Products (CAGE 70628) under p/n 12642-101B and Senior Operations (CAGE 98769) under p/n 151186-101. DLA Aviation does NOT possess complete technical data on this part. There are no other approved sources at this time. Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. This solicitation may include Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction. Since a reverse auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the reverse auction help tutorials at https//dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction. In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov). The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The estimated solicitation issue date is 09/02/2026. A copy of the solicitation will be available via DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. 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 this solicitation will not be available to requesters.