Sources Sought
Unmanned Vehicle, Ground
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Warren wants to find businesses that can supply a gripper assembly for an unmanned ground robot (end item MTRS Inc II). The quantity is 12 EA (each) in the base and 12 EA as an option. This is a sources sought notice (a market survey), not a request for offers, and the response due date is November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Defense Logistics Agency who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Warren wants to find businesses that can supply a gripper assembly for an unmanned ground robot (end item MTRS Inc II). The quantity is 12 EA (each) in the base and 12 EA as an option. This is a sources sought notice (a market survey), not a request for offers, and the response due date is November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Small business (SAM.gov lists this notice as a total small business set-aside)
- Pass qualification testing and evaluation to become an approved source
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Qualification testing required to become an approved source. Your gripper assembly must be tested and evaluated before you can compete on future solicitations, which can take time and money.
- Worth checking: Source approval does not guarantee business. Approval only gives you the chance to compete on future solicitations.
- Minor: Not a solicitation. You cannot bid on this notice; it only collects information about possible sources.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Gripper assembly, item name Unmanned Vehicle, Ground; national stock number (NSN) 2360-01-699-8512; part number 4524493; CAGE 7KJ69 (CAGE is the Commercial and Government Entity code)
- Base quantity: 12 EA (each); option quantity: 12 EA
- The assembly mounts at the end of the robot's articulating arm and has a two-finger style gripper, a pair of cameras, onboard sensors and an accessory mounting rail
- Businesses must pass qualification testing and evaluation to become an approved source
- Place of performance
- Warren, MI, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
Not in the notice text
- How to respond, what to send and who to contact are not stated in the notice text.
- The qualification testing steps, cost and timeline are not stated.
- Whether drawings or technical data for part number 4524493 are available is not stated.
- Delivery terms and the contract period are not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- If it goes ahead as planned: set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. The notice also names requirements: More open small business set-asides under NAICS 334511
- The notice mentions an approved or qualified source list. Only listed sources may be eligible, so check that your company or product is on it.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- DLA Land Warren, MI
- Product/service code
- 2590 · Miscellaneous Vehicular Components
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334511)
- 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
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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