Presolicitation
Tripod, Target Desig, NSN 1260-015165704, P1A An/PED-1 Lightweight Laser Designatoi Ra
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDefense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) for QTY 45 each of a target designator tripod, National Stock Number (NSN) 1260-01-516-5704. The only approved source named is Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation; any other maker must send a complete source approval package. SAM.gov's response date is November 10, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern. More in the summary
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract (one set price, whatever the work ends up costing) for QTY 45 each of a target designator tripod, National Stock Number (NSN) 1260-01-516-5704. The only approved source named is Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation; any other maker must send a complete source approval package. SAM.gov's response date is November 10, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern.
Who can bid
- Be an approved source (Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, CAGE 34860, is named), or send a complete source approval package
- Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), the Defense Department's supplier risk database, applies
How to submit: Contact the buyer directly for a copy of the solicitation. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 26, 2026.
- Serious: Only one approved source; others need source approval. A business that is not Northrop Grumman must submit a complete source approval package, and the Government has no technical data to share.
- Serious: No drawings or technical data available. The Government cannot furnish specifications or drawings and asks bidders not to request them.
- Worth checking: SAM.gov response date and the text's dates differ. SAM.gov shows November 10, 2026 as the response date, while the text gives an estimated solicitation issue date of November 11, 2026 and an anticipated closing date of December 10, 2026.
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- Minor: Delivery 258 days after receipt of order. Delivery of all 45 items goes to New Cumberland, PA, on a long schedule, so the supplier must build in production time.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- QTY 45 each of Tripod, Target Desig, NSN 1260-01-516-5704, part number 20003000-3
- Delivery 258 days after receipt of order (ARO) to New Cumberland, PA (line 0001)
- Free on board (FOB) origin, with inspection and acceptance at destination
- Other makers must send a complete source approval package (SAR) with their proposal
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price
- Period of performance
- Delivery 258 days after receipt of order to New Cumberland, PA
- Place of performance
- North Chesterfield, VA, USA (SAM.gov); delivery to New Cumberland, PA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Possibly a combination of price, past performance, and other factors described in the solicitation
- Offers due
- November 10, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Contact the buyer directly for a copy of the solicitation
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Past performance
- Other evaluation factors described in the solicitation
What to include when you submit
- Other than the approved source, submit a complete source approval package (SAR) with your proposal
- Do not request drawings or technical data; DLA Aviation has no approved technical data package for this item
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The text names Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (CAGE 34860) as the approved source.
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation itself is not posted yet; the text says copies will be available by contacting the buyer.
- The Government's estimate for the contract is not stated.
- What the source approval package must contain is not described.
- What the SAM.gov response date of November 10, 2026 is for is not stated; the text gives separate issue and closing dates.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- 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.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Contact the buyer directly for a copy of the solicitation. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 26, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation, Richmond, VA
- Product/service code
- 1260 · Fire Control Designating and Indicating Equipment
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 333310)
- Related notices
Other notices that name this solicitation, or that this one names.
- Tripod, Target Desig, NSN 1260-015165704, P1A An/PED-1 Lightweight Laser Designator Ra · SPE4A626R2095Posted later Oct 27, 2026 · Due Oct 27, 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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