Presolicitation
WIRING HARNESS, BRAN
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4A626R0297
Due in 16 daysSmall business
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DLA Aviation plans to buy 6,038 wiring harnesses (NSN 5995-01-188-3269) used on the Patriot missile, as a firm-fixed-price definite quantity contract set aside for small business. The solicitation is to be issued October 23, 2026 on DIBBS, and prices may be set by an online reverse auction.
Watch out for
- Possible reverse auction. Bidders may compete downward on price in an online auction, which can squeeze small business margins.
IF COMPETITVE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED, PRICE MAY BE DETERMINED BY REVERSE AUCTION.
- Critical application item. Critical items usually carry tighter quality and source requirements, but the notice does not spell them out.
CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM
- No electronic offers. Offers cannot be sent electronically, so you need to follow the solicitation's package instructions exactly.
ELECTRONIC OFFERS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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Full brief
What they want
- Supply 6,038 wiring harnesses, NSN 5995-01-188-3269
- Deliver FOB origin with inspection and acceptance at origin
- Deliver as a critical application item (delivery 570 as written in the notice)
- Contract type
- Definite quantity, firm fixed price
- Place of performance
- Richmond, VA, USA
- How they'll choose
- Price; may be determined by reverse auction if competitive offers are received
- Offers due
- 2026-10-23T15:00:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Get the solicitation from DIBBS on the issue date; electronic offers are not acceptable and offerors must submit a completed solicitation package
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation issue date is October 23, 2026, in PDF format on DIBBS
- Register at dla.procurexinc.com to take part in a reverse auction
- Offerors must submit a completed solicitation package
You must have
- Small business (total small business set-aside)
TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE
- Register in Procurex to take part in the reverse auction
you must register your company at dla.procurexinc.com in order to participate
Not in the notice text
- What 'APPROVED SOURCES' requires (the field is blank in the text)
- Delivery schedule (the notice says 'DELIVERY 570' without units)
- Technical data package and drawings
- Whether the solicitation issue date of October 23, 2026 means offers are due later than the listed deadline
- Estimated value
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE4A626R0297
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334419
- Product/service code
- 5995
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Place of performance
- Richmond, VA, 23237
- Contracting contact
- David Baileydavid.bailey@dla.mil8048750971
Full notice text from SAM.gov
PR 7017038770 5995-01-188-3269 DEFINITE QUANTITY, FIRM FIXED PRICE WIRING HARNESS, BRAN QUANTITY: 6,038 END ITEM APPLICATION: MISSILE, PATRIOT APPROVED SOURCES: IF COMPETITVE OFFERS ARE RECEIVED, PRICE MAY BE DETERMINED BY REVERSE AUCTION. The solicitation will include DLAD Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction. The Reverse Auction will be conducted online, and you must register your company at dla.procurexinc.com in order to participate. Suppliers are encouraged to access Procurex to self-register and review the available training to learn how to participate in an auction. Suppliers who do not self-register will be loaded into Procurex by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation. If you have any problems with registration, contact the Procurex Help Desk by email at service@procurexinc.com or toll-free at 866-412-7161 TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE FOB-ORIGIN; INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE- ORIGIN CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM DELIVERY 570 DARO NUMBER NOTE 26 APPLIES ELECTRONIC OFFERS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT A COMPLETED SOLICITATION PACKAGE. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA DIBBS AT https//www.dibbs.bsm.mil/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE RFP. RFP'S ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT http://www.adobe.com. A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTERS. THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE IS OCTOBER 23, 2026.
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