Solicitation
Soldier Crew, Tents and Components, 8340-01-359-0084
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support plans to buy Soldier Crew tents and tent parts, 60 to 260 of each item, delivered to a depot in Pendergrass, GA. The text calls this a pre-solicitation synopsis, and the actual request for proposals (RFP) will be posted on DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). SAM.gov lists the response date as November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support plans to buy Soldier Crew tents and tent parts, 60 to 260 of each item, delivered to a depot in Pendergrass, GA. The text calls this a pre-solicitation synopsis, and the actual request for proposals (RFP) will be posted on DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). SAM.gov lists the response date as November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Registered in SAM (System for Award Management), needed before you can register on DIBBS to see the RFP
- Clothing and textile items and their materials must be made in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico (Berry Amendment, a law that limits buying foreign textiles), unless an exception applies
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: U.S.-made textile materials required (Berry Amendment). Foreign-sourced fabric or components could disqualify an offer. Confirm your supply chain is domestic before bidding.
- Worth checking: First Article sample required. You must build a sample unit and have it ready at your plant 90 days after award, which adds cost and time before full production.
- Worth checking: Long production lead time. Production lead time is 180 days after award, with deliveries spread over a twelve-month timeframe, so cash is tied up for a long period.
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- Worth checking: Unrestricted, with a HUBZone preference. Any business can bid, but HUBZone small businesses get an evaluation preference. A non-HUBZone firm may need a lower price to compete.
- Minor: Specifications must be requested. Specifications, patterns and drawings are not in the notice. You must contact the contract specialist to get them before you can price.
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Full summary
What they want
- Tent, Soldier Crew, Green/Tan, NSN 8340-01-359-0084: 60 ea (NSN is a national stock number, the government's item ID)
- Tent, Soldier Crew, Green/White, NSN 8340-01-359-1481: 260 ea
- Tent Body Assembly, SCT, NSN 8340-01-450-3148: 20 ea
- Frame Assembly, SCT, NSN 8340-01-450-3151: 50 ea
- Fly Assembly, SCT, Green/Tan, NSN 8340-01-450-3488: 130 ea
- Production lead time of 180 days after award; deliveries scheduled in 30-day increments within a twelve-month timeframe
- A First Article sample (a sample unit the government approves before full production) 90 days after award, at the contractor's plant
- Deliver to the destination depot in Pendergrass, GA
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price, whatever the work ends up costing), indefinite delivery, definite quantity (set quantities delivered on a schedule over time)
- Period of performance
- Production lead time 180 days after award; subsequent deliveries scheduled in 30-day increments within a twelve (12) month timeframe
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest priced proposal, with an evaluation preference for HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) small businesses
- Offers due
- November 6, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
What to include when you submit
- Register on DIBBS to see the RFP; your company must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)
- Get specifications, patterns and drawings by e-mail from Nicholas DiNofa at Nicholas.dinofa@dla.mil
Not in the notice text
- The request for proposals (RFP), with its specifics, instructions, due date and delivery terms, will be posted on DIBBS (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/); it was not read.
- How and where to submit a proposal is not stated in the notice text.
- Specifications, patterns and drawings come only from the contract specialist.
- Place of performance is not stated; only the destination depot (Pendergrass, GA) is given.
- Contract value is not stated.
- The quantity text lists each item with 'ea' as its unit; the total contract quantity is not stated beyond those item counts.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA
- Product/service code
- 8340 · Tents and Tarpaulins
- Business type
- Clothing & textiles (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 314910)
- 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)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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