Solicitation
CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. RFQ-040933
Due in 28 daysSmall business
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Huntsville, AL) is asking small businesses for quotes on a special purpose cable assembly. The notice text is only a title. The attached form is a blank template, so the quantity, part number, delivery terms and testing needs are not shown. The technical data package is export-controlled and must be requested by email.
Watch out for
- Export-controlled data and JCP certification. You cannot see the drawings or specs until you request them and prove JCP certification, and DLA says it will not delay award for an offeror that is not yet certified.
have an active United States/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification to access
- Short window to download the technical data. The download link expires, so you must be ready to review the drawings quickly after requesting them.
INTERESTED PARTIES HAVE 7 CALENDAR DAYS TO RETRIEVE AND DOWNLOAD
- Cost or pricing data required. Leaving out required FAR 15.4 cost or pricing information gets the offer thrown out, which can be a burden for a small shop.
Failure of a proposal to provide cost or pricing information required by FAR 15.4 will
- Lowest price wins (LPTA). With award to the lowest-priced acceptable offer, there is little room to win on anything except price.
proposals will be evaluated using the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable
- Possible first article testing. The form has fields for first article units and test reports, which can add cost and time, but which test applies is not marked in the text.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- KO APPROVED D16H0977D1-SIMPLIFIED SOLICITATION FORM(2).pdf
- KO APPROVED D16H0977D1-SIMPLIFIED SOLICITATION FORM.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Quote for a special purpose cable assembly (title only; no part number or quantity shown)
- Request the export-controlled technical data package by email, then download it from DoD SAFE within 7 days
- Quote first article unit(s), production lot units, delivery days and test report timing on the offeror section of the form
- Meet packaging and marking rules (MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129, ISPM-15 wood packaging)
- Provide cost or pricing information required by FAR 15.4
- Contract type
- Request for quote (RFQ-040933) on a simplified solicitation form; final contract type not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA): award goes to the lowest-priced offer that meets all requirements
- Offers due
- 2026-11-06T16:00:00-06:00
What they'll judge offers on
- Minimum technical requirements (must conform to ALL solicitation requirements, or the offer is Unacceptable)
- Price (reasonableness; may be rejected if materially unbalanced)
- Cost and pricing data per FAR 15.4 (missing data makes the offer Unacceptable)
What to include when you submit
- Complete the offeror section of the Simplified Solicitation Form: company name, CAGE code, address, point of contact, quote number and validity period
- Enter first article and production lot quantities and prices, delivery days, and test report timing
- Enter any separate First Article Testing fee in the Service Fee block
- Request the technical data package by email to the contract specialist, with the PRON number in the subject line
- The government section of the form is blank in the attachment, so the contact names and email addresses were not visible
You must have
- Small business set-aside (total): only small businesses can compete
- Active US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification for the offeror and every source of supply, needed to access the export-controlled technical data
have an active United States/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification to access
- Be able to follow DPAS priority-rated order rules if the award carries a DO or DX rating (the rating boxes are blank in the attachment)
Preferential scheduling is a must for DPAS rated orders
Not in the notice text
- Quantity, NSN and part number (blank in the attached form)
- Whether first article testing is required, and which type
- Delivery schedule and ship-to / FOB point
- Whether the award carries a DO or DX priority rating
- Whether serialization or IUID marking is required
- Estimated value or price range
- How to submit the quote (no email or portal named in the text)
- Contract specialist name and email (blank in the attached form)
- Place of performance (blank in the notice)
- Full technical requirements, which are in the export-controlled technical data package that is not attached
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- RFQ-040933
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Huntsville, Al
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 335311
- Product/service code
- 6150
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Harrison MayfieldHARRISON.MAYFIELD@DLA.MIL2563030364
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE
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