Presolicitation
Retainer, Compressor
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRTA126R1076
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation, Oklahoma City) plans to buy 51 compressor retainers (an aircraft engine part) with an estimated request for proposals issue date of 19-Jun-2026 and close date of 19-Jul-2026. It is a critical safety item that needs first article testing and is not set aside for small business. Only two sources are listed as approved.
Watch out for
- Approved sources only. Only two companies are listed as approved sources, so a new supplier would likely need to get qualified first, which can take a long time.
APPROVED SOURCE(S): Paramount Machine Company, Inc. (Cage:2T575)
- Critical safety item. Critical safety items carry stricter quality and traceability requirements.
CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM: yes
- First article testing including a destructive test. The company must make and test sample units, including one destroyed in testing, before production, which adds cost and time against the 12 APR 2027 delivery date.
FIRST ARTICLES REQUIRED: yes
- Notice text is only a pointer. The SAM.gov description just says to see the attached synopsis, and the synopsis is a short data sheet that is cut off in places.
See attached synopsis for solilcitation for SPRTA126R1076.
Full brief
What they want
- 51 each of Retainer, Compressor, NSN 2840-01-205-1303NZ, part number 4060054 (minimum 13, maximum 79)
- First articles: 2 non-destructive and 1 destructive test (text is cut off after 'destructiv')
- Delivery of 51 units on or before 12 APR 2027 to destination SW3211
- Period of performance
- Deliver 51 units on/before 12 APR 2027
- Place of performance
- USA; destination SW3211
- Offers due
- Estimated RFP close date 19-Jul-2026 (estimate only; the notice gives no formal response deadline)
You must have
- Qualification requirements apply; the only approved sources listed are Paramount Machine Company, Inc. (CAGE 2T575) and RTX Corporation (CAGE 52661)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Yes
- Export-controlled item
EXPORT CONTROLLED: Yes
- First article approval required before production
FIRST ARTICLES REQUIRED: yes
- Not a small business set-aside
SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE: No
Current contractor
Purchase history shows RTX Corporation as awardee of contract SPRTA1-12-F0366 (19-Sep-24, 4 each at $5,811.51 unit price).
Not in the notice text
- Formal response deadline and how to submit an offer
- Evaluation method
- How to become a qualified source, and the specifications and quality requirements
- Contract type and total estimated value
- Full first article details; the text is cut off
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Key facts
- Posted
- Jun 4, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRTA126R1076
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, Ok
- NAICS
- 336412
- Product/service code
- 2840
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- David Todd Isaacdavid.isaac.4@us.af.mil4058553000
What similar contracts paid
4,898 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 10% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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