Sources Sought
Derco PP Follow-On
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4AX-27-R-0002
Only listed manufacturers' parts are accepted. Distributors of the approved part can still quote.
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DLA Aviation is running a sources sought (market research) notice for a follow-on long-term contract covering 6,259 NSNs that are sole source to Lockheed Martin. The Government says it intends to negotiate with only one source, Lockheed Martin, under FAR 6.103-1, so this is not a competitive solicitation. Interested firms can respond by 20 October 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time per the posted deadline).
Watch out for
- Sole source to Lockheed Martin. The Government plans to negotiate with only one source, so a small business is unlikely to win this contract directly.
6,259 sole source NSNs to the Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Source approval needed per part. Each NSN needs its own source approval before a company can supply it, which can take time and engineering data.
- Market research only. This is not a solicitation and the Government will not pay for responses or promise an award.
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Respond with company information if interested and capable
- Support 6,259 sole-source NSNs (aircraft parts) tied to Lockheed Martin
- Describe facilities, goods provided, staff and management structure
- Contract type
- Long-term contract (LTC), price pending, under basic agreement SPE4AX-22-D-9000
- Contract vehicle
- Basic agreement SPE4AX-22-D-9000
- Offers due
- 20 October 2026, 5:00 p.m. (posted deadline 2026-10-20T17:00:00-04:00)
- How to submit
- Email to Leomia Craddock-Hampton at Leomia.Craddock-Hampton@dla.mil
What to include when you submit
- Include company name, address, CAGE code, point of contact name, phone and email, and web page URL if available
- State whether you are a small business under the NAICS codes on the attachment and what type
- State whether you are a manufacturer or distributor
- State whether you are a U.S. or foreign-owned entity
- Describe facility capabilities, the goods you provide, staff composition and management structure
- Mark proprietary or competition-sensitive information as such
You must have
- A Source Approval Request (SAR) must be submitted and evaluated for each NSN individually (this notice is not a request for a SAR)
a Source Approval Request (SAR) must be submitted for evaluation on an individual NSN basis
Current contractor
Lockheed Martin Corporation (sole source holder); this is a follow-on to a prior long-term contract under basic agreement SPE4AX-22-D-9000
Not in the notice text
- The list of NSNs and NAICS codes (attachment)
- Contract length and value
- Place of performance
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 20, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- SPE4AX-27-R-0002
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1560
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Leomia Craddock-Hamptonleomia.craddock-hampton@dla.mil445-737-4241
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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