Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Retainer, Packing

Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency

AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Weapons Support) is asking small businesses for quotes on 160 each of a packing retainer (national stock number (NSN) 5330001716769). The buy is a request for quotations (RFQ) and may become an automated indefinite delivery contract (IDC) lasting one year or until orders total $350,000.00. Quotes are due October 30, 2026; the notice gives no time. More in the summary

Response due: Due Oct 30, 2026 (check date)Oct 30, 2026 (no time given; check the solicitation)The AI summary flags this date: Closing time not given. The notice gives October 30, 2026 with no time of day, so confirm the closing time in the RFQ. Check it on SAM.gov before you bid.Add deadline to calendar
Solicitation number: SPE7L127U0085
Set-aside: Small Business Set Aside - TotalSmall under NAICS 339991 means up to 600 employees on average. Check your size
NAICS: 339991 · Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing

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Contact instructions

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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Weapons Support) is asking small businesses for quotes on 160 each of a packing retainer (national stock number (NSN) 5330001716769). The buy is a request for quotations (RFQ) and may become an automated indefinite delivery contract (IDC) lasting one year or until orders total $350,000.00. Quotes are due October 30, 2026; the notice gives no time.

Who can bid

Be a small business: SAM.gov lists this as a total small business set-aside

How to submit: Electronic quote; the RFQ is available at the link provided in the notice. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.

Things to watch

From the version posted Oct 15, 2026.

Worth checking: Total small business set-aside. Only small businesses can send quotes.
Minor: Overseas depot shipping. Some items may ship to depots outside the continental U.S. through a consolidation point, which can add cost and handling rules.

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Full summary

What they want

Supply Line 0001: 160 each of NSN 5330001716769, RETAINER,PACKING
Deliver within 70 days after date of order (ADO)
Ship to various DLA depots in the continental U.S. (CONUS) and outside it (OCONUS, via a consolidation and containerization point)
Quote electronically; hard copies of the solicitation are not available

Contract type: Request for quotations (RFQ) that may result in an automated indefinite delivery contract (IDC)
Period of performance: One year, or until orders reach $350,000.00 in total (as written)
Estimated value: Order ceiling of $350,000.00 in total across all orders; about 2 orders a year, guaranteed minimum quantity 24
Offers due: October 30, 2026 (no time given in the notice)
How to submit: Electronic quote; the RFQ is available at the link provided in the notice

What to include when you submit

Submit the quote electronically, in time to be considered

Not in the notice text

The RFQ is at a link given in the notice that was not read; the closing time, clauses, specifications and drawings are there
How the award is decided is not stated
The drawings and military specifications must be retrieved electronically and were not read

Eligibility and how to respond

Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 339991
How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronic quote; the RFQ is available at the link provided in the notice. Check it in the notice before you send anything.

Notice details

Posted: Oct 15, 2026
Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Office: DLA Weapons Support, Columbus, OH
Product/service code: Group 53 · Hardware and Abrasives SAM.gov gives only the 2-digit group. The stock number in the notice points to 5330 (Packing and Gasket Materials).
Business type: Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 339991)
Attachments: Checking SAM.gov for this notice's files…
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Past awards and competition

Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.

Before you respond

Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside

Full notice text from SAM.gov

Proposed procurement for NSN 5330001716769 RETAINER,PACKING: Line 0001 Qty 160 UI EA Deliver To: By: 0070 DAYS ADO This Solicitation may result in an Automated IDC (Indefinite Delivery Contract). The term of the contract/order will be one year or until the aggregate total of orders placed against the contract/order reach 350000.00. The estimated number of orders per year is 2. The Guaranteed Minimum quantity will be 24. Items will be shipped to various CONUS and OCONUS (via consolidation and containerization point) DLA Depots. The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. Digitized drawings and Military Specifications and Standards may be retrieved, or ordered, electronically. All responsible sources may submit a quote which, if timely received, shall be considered. Quotes must be submitted electronically.

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