Presolicitation
Pump unit, Centrifug End Item 15B02A NSN 4320013739078FW PN UA53885-4
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Aviation (Oklahoma City) plans to buy 7 centrifugal pump units (range 2 to 10) used on the B-2 aircraft, delivered on or before 27 July 2027. This is an advance notice: the government says it intends to negotiate with one or a limited number of sources, and lists Triumph Thermal Systems as the qualified source. The government does not own the technical data to make the part. More in the summary
Advance notice of a coming solicitation, not a bid yet. If it asks for capability statements, sending one is free and puts you on Defense Logistics Agency's list before the solicitation is posted. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 26, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
The agency plans to buy from a few companies it names, without full competition. Other companies can still send an offer or a capability statement, and the agency says it will consider them.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 8, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 26, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 23, 2026 to Nov 25, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
DLA Aviation (Oklahoma City) plans to buy 7 centrifugal pump units (range 2 to 10) used on the B-2 aircraft, delivered on or before 27 July 2027. This is an advance notice: the government says it intends to negotiate with one or a limited number of sources, and lists Triumph Thermal Systems as the qualified source. The government does not own the technical data to make the part.
Who can bid
- No special qualification requirement is listed
- Foreign-owned firms should check with the contracting officer or program manager before proposing
How to submit: The solicitation will be downloadable at www.sam.gov. Questions go to the buyer, Kristian Hollingshead, kristian.hollingshead.1@us.af.mil, due Notice response deadline in SAM.gov is Oct 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central. The solicitation is expected to issue 26 October 2026 and close 25 November 2026. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Serious: Intended for one or a limited number of sources. The government lists one qualified source and says this notice is not a request for competition, so a new bidder has a hard path to award.
- Serious: No government rights to the technical data. You would need the manufacturing data from the original maker before you could build this part.
- Worth checking: Military technology and UID marking. The part has military application and unique item identification (UID) marking will apply, which adds compliance work.
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- Minor: No set-aside. The buy is not set aside for small businesses, so you would compete with larger firms.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Supply Pump Unit, Centrifuge, NSN 4320-01-373-9078FW, part number UA538885-4
- Quantity 7 each (minimum 2, maximum 10)
- Deliver to SW3211 on or before 27 Jul 2027
- Meet UID (unique item identification) marking requirements
- Contract type
- Spares buy under an RFP; the notice says the government plans to solicit one or a limited number of sources
- Period of performance
- Delivery on or before 27 Jul 2027
- Place of performance
- Ship to SW3211 (destination code; location not described)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Price is a significant factor; award may use a combination of price and past performance
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline in SAM.gov is Oct 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM Central. The solicitation is expected to issue 26 October 2026 and close 25 November 2026 (from the version posted Oct 8, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be downloadable at www.sam.gov. Questions go to the buyer, Kristian Hollingshead, kristian.hollingshead.1@us.af.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Past performance
What to include when you submit
- Interested sources can tell the contracting officer within 15 days about a commercial item that meets the need
- Requests for the written quotation must come directly from the requestor
Current contractor
Triumph Thermal Systems, LLC (CAGE 78943) is listed as the qualified source and shows in the history line with a 28 Jul 2022 entry
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value
- Contract type and pricing terms (set in the solicitation)
- What the 28 Jul 2022 history entry represents (award or other action)
- Whether sources other than Triumph can qualify for award
- Evaluation details beyond price and past performance
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: The solicitation will be downloadable at www.sam.gov. Questions go to the buyer, Kristian Hollingshead, kristian.hollingshead.1@us.af.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City, OK, Tinker AFB, OK
- Product/service code
- 4320 · Power and Hand Pumps
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 25, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 8, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Oct 23, 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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