Presolicitation
CYLINDER, ACTUATING, LINEAR / NSN 1650-01-020-0527 / KC-135 AIRCRAFT
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4A726R0805
Due in 23 daysSmall business
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DLA Aviation plans a small business set-aside indefinite quantity contract with a 5-year base period for a linear actuating cylinder (NSN 1650-01-020-0527) used on KC-135 aircraft, at about 40 per year. The notice also says the Government intends to negotiate with one or a limited number of sources under FAR 6.302. The solicitation and technical data are on DIBBS.
Watch out for
- Limited-source intent. The Government says it may negotiate with only one or a few sources, so a new bidder may not be considered unless it shows capability.
the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302
- Possible reverse auction. Reverse auctions drive prices down in real time, which squeezes margins.
This solicitation may include Procurement Note L09, Reverse Auction.
- Aircraft part to old drawing. The part is critical (though not a Critical Safety Item) and is built to a drawing dated 1939, which may mean specialized manufacturing.
Item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply the CYLINDER, ACTUATING, LINEAR, NSN 1650-01-020-0527
- Estimated annual quantity of 40 each over a 5-year base period
- Delivery FOB Destination; inspection and acceptance at origin
- Build to Basic Drawing 81205 65-58366, Revision A (PPN 65-58366-1)
- Contract type
- Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)
- Period of performance
- 5-year base period
- How they'll choose
- May be based on price, past performance and other factors as described in the solicitation
- Offers due
- 2026-10-27 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern (15:00 -04:00), per the response deadline field
- How to submit
- Solicitation is downloaded from DIBBS (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/); technical data via cFolders on DIBBS
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Past performance
- Other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation
What to include when you submit
- Estimated solicitation issue date 09/25/2026
- A reverse auction may be used; review the Procurex tutorials
- Interest in supplying a commercial item may be identified to the contracting officer within 15 days of the notice
You must have
- 100% small business set-aside
A 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation will be issued
- Active SAM registration required to receive an award
contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov)
- Boeing Rights Guard and export control apply
Boeing Rights Guard and Export Control apply.
Not in the notice text
- Estimated dollar value
- Exact evaluation factors and weights
- Delivery schedule
- Technical data details (available via cFolders on DIBBS)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE4A726R0805
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1650
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- CHRIS ROSECHRISTOPHER.ROSE@DLA.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
A 100% Small Business Set-Aside solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1650-01-020-0527, a CYLINDER, ACTUATING, LINEAR. 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: Origin. Item is critical but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Boeing Rights Guard and Export Control apply. 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 NSN is in accordance with BASIC DRAWING # 81205 65-58366, Revision A, DTD 01/01/1939, PPN 65-58366-1. DLA Aviation does possess complete technical data on this part for any interested vendor. 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 09/25/2026 and is when technical data will become available via cFolders on DIBBS. 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.
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