Solicitation
NSN: 2915-01-327-7719
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDefense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Huntsville plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) buy of 110 fuel metering pumps for the CH-47 helicopter's T55 turbine engine. The part is restricted to Pratt & Whitney, or AAR Supply Chain as its approved distributor, and bidders must meet prequalification requirements. This presolicitation (first posted as a sources sought) lists a response date of October 28, 2026 (an amendment moved it to Dec 7, 2026, 4:00 PM CST · 5:00 PM Eastern), 4:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 13, 2026. The notice was amended Nov 5, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 28, 2026 to Dec 7, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Huntsville plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) buy of 110 fuel metering pumps for the CH-47 helicopter's T55 turbine engine. The part is restricted to Pratt & Whitney, or AAR Supply Chain as its approved distributor, and bidders must meet prequalification requirements. This presolicitation (first posted as a sources sought) lists a response date of October 28, 2026 (passed), 4:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Be the approved source: Pratt & Whitney (CAGE 55820), or AAR Supply Chain, Inc. (CAGE 1Y249) as its approved distributor; the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code identifies a company
- Meet prequalification requirements to be eligible for award; other firms can seek source approval through the AvMC website
How to submit: Presolicitation: no offer method yet. Send requests by email to Tiffany A. Williams, Contract Specialist, tiffany.williams@dla.mil; no telephone requests, due October 28, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Restricted to one manufacturer and its distributor. Only Pratt & Whitney and its approved distributor AAR Supply Chain are named, and the Government says the data to buy competitively isn't available; other firms need source approval first.
- Minor: Long production lead time. The notice lists 660 days after contract award for production lead time.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- 110 each of PUMP, FUEL, METERING; National Stock Number (NSN) 2915-01-327-7719; Part Number 160550-101; for the CH-47 turbine engine (T55)
- Production lead time listed as 660 days after contract award
- Deliveries to TRACEY, CA 95304-5000, as written in the notice
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price
- Place of performance
- Deliveries to TRACEY, CA 95304-5000 (as written); SAM.gov lists Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- October 28, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 13, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Presolicitation: no offer method yet. Send requests by email to Tiffany A. Williams, Contract Specialist, tiffany.williams@dla.mil; no telephone requests
What to include when you submit
- Foreign firms must send requests for the solicitation through their embassies
Current contractor
The notice names no incumbent; it restricts the buy to Pratt & Whitney (CAGE 55820) and its approved distributor AAR Supply Chain, Inc. (CAGE 1Y249). It was first posted as a sources sought on October 5, 2026.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation hasn't been released; terms, evaluation basis and the real due date will come with it
- The lead time sentence is garbled in the notice ("is 110 each, 660 Days After Contract Award (DACA)")
- The source approval steps are on the AvMC website (https://amrdec.army.afpims.mil/Directorates/STI/), which wasn't read
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: Presolicitation: no offer method yet. Send requests by email to Tiffany A. Williams, Contract Specialist, tiffany.williams@dla.mil; no telephone requests. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Huntsville, AL, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Product/service code
- 2915 · Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336412)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Dec 7, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 13, 2026 · PresolicitationDate Oct 28, 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)
- 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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