Solicitation
New Manufacture: B-52 Regulating Valve, NSN4820008604396
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Aviation at Oklahoma City (the Defense Logistics Agency) wants new-manufacture B-52 regulating valves, national stock number (NSN) 4820 00 860 4396 YQ, under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit) order. The quantity is a best estimate of 30 each (EA), within a range of 8 to 45, with delivery on or before July 21, 2028. The Government does not own the data rights, so quotes without the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM's) written permission are nonresponsive. The response due date is November 23, 2026. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: Packaging Requirements, Transportation Data and Qualification Requirements files are listed in Section J but their contents were not in the text provided; check them on SAM.gov. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City (the Defense Logistics Agency) wants new-manufacture B-52 regulating valves, national stock number (NSN) 4820 00 860 4396 YQ, under a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price per unit) order. The quantity is a best estimate of 30 each (EA), within a range of 8 to 45, with delivery on or before July 21, 2028. The Government does not own the data rights, so quotes without the original equipment manufacturer's (OEM's) written permission are nonresponsive. The response due date is November 23, 2026.
Who can bid (4)
- Written permission from the OEM to manufacture or distribute the item for the U.S. Government, shown with your quote
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) and a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code
- A current NIST SP 800-171 DoD assessment (not more than 3 years old) with summary scores posted in SPRS, if you are required to implement NIST SP 800-171
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- Large businesses must include a Small Business Subcontracting Plan when the proposal is over $900,000.00
How to submit: Offers are received at the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations (AO), 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB OK 73145-3070, attention Kevin Howe, kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil. How to send the offer (email or portal) is not stated.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (7)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: OEM permission needed with the quote. The Government does not own the data rights, so a business that cannot show the manufacturer's written permission will be treated as nonresponsive.
- Worth checking: Qualification requirements file attached. A file named 4820008604396YQ_QUALRQMT.pdf (Qualification Requirements) is listed with the solicitation and may set approval rules for the source or part. Read it before quoting.
- Worth checking: Quantity may change before award. The best estimated quantity is 30 each, but the final quantity can fall between 8 and 45 each, so unit prices should hold across that range.
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- Worth checking: No award until FY27 funds are available. Award timing depends on fiscal year 2027 funding, and offers must hold prices firm for 120 days.
- Worth checking: Domestic sourcing and specialty metals clauses. The Buy American and Balance of Payments clause, the specialty metals restriction and the restriction on certain magnets, tantalum and tungsten can limit where parts and materials come from.
- Minor: UID marking above $5,000.00 a unit. If the unit price is over $5,000.00, each item needs a UID mark that follows MIL-STD-130, which adds marking work and cost.
- Minor: Rated order under DPAS. The order carries a defense priority rating, and the contractor must follow the Defense Priorities and Allocations System rules.
Read from the notice and 1 attachment. Show which files.
- SPRTA127R0127.pdf (read)
Full summary
What they want
- New manufacture of regulating valves, NSN 4820 00 860 4396 YQ, manufacturer part number 96124 114500 111, best estimated quantity 30 EA (range 8 to 45)
- Written evidence that the OEM gave permission to supply the item to the U.S. Government
- Delivery of 30 EA to ship-to code SW3211 on or before July 21, 2028; early or partial delivery is acceptable at no extra cost
- Item unique identification (UID, a machine-readable mark on each part) when the unit price is over $5,000.00, preferably Construct 2 under MIL-STD-130N
- Inspection and acceptance at origin, with a receiving report, FOB origin (the Government takes over at your shipping point)
- Packaging and transportation as set out in the attached Packaging Requirements and Transportation Data files
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), supplies; a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS, a rule that gives defense orders priority)
- Period of performance
- Delivery required on or before July 21, 2028
- Place of performance
- USA (SAM.gov); ship-to code SW3211, inspection and acceptance at origin
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern (SAM.gov); the solicitation form says 23-NOV-2026 3:00PM with no time zone
- How to submit
- Offers are received at the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations (AO), 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB OK 73145-3070, attention Kevin Howe, kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil. How to send the offer (email or portal) is not stated.
What to include when you submit
- Complete blocks 11, 13, 15, 21, 22 and 27 of Standard Form 1447 (the solicitation and contract form)
- Include written evidence from the OEM giving specific permission to provide the item to the U.S. Government
- Quote unit price and total for the best estimated quantity of 30 EA; if the 8 to 45 range does not give the best pricing, submit separate quantity ranges that yield the best prices
- Prices are held firm for 120 days
- A large business with a proposal over $900,000.00 must include its Small Business Subcontracting Plan
- Complete the representations and certifications, or confirm your annual ones in SAM (System for Award Management)
- Have a current NIST SP 800-171 assessment posted in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) if you are required to implement it
- Fill in the inspection and acceptance address and the FOB address, which are marked as contractor fill-in
- The contracting officer may require additional data to support a fair and reasonable price
Not in the notice text
- Packaging Requirements, Transportation Data and Qualification Requirements files are listed in Section J but their contents were not in the text provided; check them on SAM.gov
- The valve's drawings or specifications were not in the text provided; the Government does not own the data rights, so the OEM may hold them
- How the award is decided is not stated; Section M only says transportation costs are not evaluated
- How to send the offer (email, portal or mail) is not stated beyond receipt at the issuing office
- The street address for ship-to code SW3211 is not given
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Offers are received at the issuing office: DLA Weapons Support at Oklahoma City, DLR Procurement Operations (AO), 3001 Staff Drive, Tinker AFB OK 73145-3070, attention Kevin Howe, kevin.howe.1@us.af.mil. How to send the offer (email or portal) is not stated. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- SAM.gov has no description for this notice beyond its title. The work is described in its attachments, listed under Notice details.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 4820 · Valves, Nonpowered
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Nov 23, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 7, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Nov 22, 2026
- Attachments
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
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
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- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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