Solicitation
INDICATOR, CYLINDER
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRRA126QA003
Due in 24 days
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DLA Aviation (Huntsville, AL) is asking Parker-Hannifin, the maker, for a firm-fixed-price proposal to add an aircraft part, INDICATOR, CYLINDER (NSN 1650-01-119-7380, part number 225530-1007), to its long-term Captains of Industry contract. The part is for Tinker AFB, OK. Other companies can only compete if they show interest and technical capability, and a reply is requested by 2 November 2026.
Watch out for
- Letter is addressed to one company (likely sole source). The solicitation is a letter to Parker-Hannifin; a small business only gets a formal solicitation if it shows interest and technical capability, and may be competing against the maker.
This correspondence constitutes an official Letter Solicitation requesting a firm-fixed-price
- Heavy cost and pricing paperwork. Price justification, supplier cost breakdowns, a full multi-tier bill of materials and possibly certified cost data are expensive for a small business to prepare.
Certified Cost or Pricing Data: If applicable, or non-commercial items exceeding the statutory
- Commercial item status may be reviewed by DCMA. If the part is not already determined commercial, a Government review could delay things and the award may be made under FAR Part 15 rules.
Any assertion that this item meets the commercial product definition under FAR Part 2 must be
- Quantities are only estimates. The Government can order different amounts than planned.
the Government expressly reserves the right to issue
Full brief
What they want
- Firm-fixed-price proposal for NSN 1650-01-119-7380, INDICATOR, CYLINDER (part number 225530-1007)
- Estimated demand: 39 each for Ordering Period 6, 39 each for Period 7 and 62 each for Period 8
- Best pricing, delivery terms and technical acceptance terms
- Price justification (Procurement Award Justification) and copies of long-term agreements or vendor quotes with supplier cost breakdowns
- A consolidated bill of materials down to the lowest level of detail
- Certified cost or pricing data if applicable, and a commercial item claim submitted before the proposal if you assert one
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price, awarded as an add to the Captains of Industry (COI) contract through subsumable contract SPE4AX-21-D-9403 (military unique items) or SPE4AX-21-D-9402 (commercial items)
- Period of performance
- Ordering Periods 6, 7 and 8 of the existing COI contract; dates not given
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK (per the notice)
- Contract vehicle
- Parker-Hannifin Captains of Industry (COI) basic contract SPE4AX-21-D-9401
- Offers due
- Close of business 2 November 2026 (notice shows 2026-11-02 17:00 -06:00)
- How to submit
- Written proposal; send communications to Rhondalyn Mack, Acquisition Specialist, rhondalyn.mack@dla.mil, 256-938-0449
What to include when you submit
- Include a Procurement Award Justification (price reasonableness rationale)
- Include copies of long-term agreements or supplier quotes with cost breakdowns
- Include a Consolidated Bill of Materials (CBOM) indented to the lowest level, across all production tiers
- Certified cost or pricing data per FAR 15.408 Table 15-2 if applicable (or for non-commercial items above the threshold)
- Submit any claim that the part is a commercial product before the proposal
- Reference solicitation number SPRRA1-26-Q-A003 in all communications
You must have
- A company other than Parker-Hannifin must show interest and technical capability in response to the SAM.gov synopsis to trigger a competitive solicitation
technical capability as a result of viewing the synopsis, a formal solicitation will be issued
- Must be able to supply the exact part (NSN 1650-01-119-7380, part number 225530-1007) with OEM-level cost and bill of material data
Proposals must be submitted in writing and include complete supporting documentation:
Current contractor
Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Parker Aerospace, Irvine, CA) is the addressee and the OEM; the item is being added to its existing COI contract SPE4AX-21-D-9401.
Not in the notice text
- The identification requirements in Enclosure 1 (and the sample delivery schedule) are not included in the text provided
- Dollar value and exact delivery dates are not stated
- How other companies should submit their interest (the letter only names the contact) is not detailed
- Evaluation method for competing offers is not stated
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 2, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRRA126QA003
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Huntsville, Al
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1650
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Place of performance
- Tinker AFB, OK, 73145
- Contracting contact
- Rhondalyn Mackrhondalyn.mack@dla.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Please see the attached solicitation
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