Presolicitation
Electron Tube
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE7M526Q0801
Due in 8 days
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Land and Maritime) plans to buy 897 Electron Tubes (NSN 5960-00-230-8366, part number 8660), a Qualified Parts List item built to military specifications. It will be a full and open competition under FAR 13.5 simplified commercial procedures, delivering to New Cumberland, PA. The notice is a presolicitation; the RFP will be posted on DIBBS.
Watch out for
- Qualified Parts List item. Only products already qualified to the military spec can be offered, which can shut out new suppliers.
This is a Qualified Parts List (QPL) item
- Covered Defense Information. Handling controlled defense data brings added cybersecurity obligations for the supplier.
RD002- Covered Defense Information applies
- Confusing dates in the notice. The text says the RFP will issue around Feb 2, 2024, which does not match the 2026 posting and deadline, so confirm timing on DIBBS.
This solicitation is an RFP (Request for Proposal) and will issue around Feb 2, 2024.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply 897 each of Electron Tube, NSN 5960-00-230-8366, part number 8660
- Manufacture to MIL-PRF-1 and MIL-PRF-1/1648 specifications (Qualified Parts List item)
- Provide price breaks for quantities from 200 to 1300
- Deliver within 647 days to DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, PA
- Offer FOB Origin with inspection and acceptance at origin
- Contract type
- Request for proposal under FAR Part 13.5 and FAR Part 12 (commercial products); no quantity option
- Period of performance
- Delivery required in 647 days
- Place of performance
- Shipped to DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, PA 17070
- How they'll choose
- Best value: a combination of price, delivery, past performance, technical acceptability, and any socioeconomic proposals
- Offers due
- 2026-10-14T23:59:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Solicitation to be downloaded from DIBBS (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil); hard copies are not available
What they'll judge offers on
- Price (may be a significant factor)
- Delivery
- Past performance
- Technical acceptability
- Socioeconomic proposals
What to include when you submit
- Offers should be based on FOB Origin
- Include price breaks for quantities 200 to 1300
- Offerors shipping from outside the contiguous U.S. must include transportation to a U.S. location in the FOB Origin price
You must have
- Item is on the Qualified Parts List and must be made to the stated military specifications
This is a Qualified Parts List (QPL) item that is required to be manufactured under the following specifications
- Covered Defense Information requirements apply
RD002- Covered Defense Information applies
Not in the notice text
- Whether the solicitation is actually open now and when it is released on DIBBS
- Estimated contract value
- Whether foreign military sales apply (First Destination Transportation would not apply)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 15, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE7M526Q0801
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Land and Maritime
- NAICS
- 334419
- Product/service code
- 5960
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Amy Plymale-Hillis614-692-8565Amy.Plymale-Hillis@dla.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Description: Solicitation# SPE7M5-26-Q-0801 Purchase Requisition#: 7016688839 NSN: 5960-00-230-8366 Item Description: Electron Tube Type of Set Aside: Unrestricted NAICS Code: 334419 Size Standard: 750 This requirement is for a quantity of 897 each. Price Breaks requested from a quantity of 200 - 1300. Solicitation will not contain a quantity option. This solicitation will be issued under Full and Open Competition FAR 6.101 and will be in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 13.5 procedures. Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This is a Qualified Parts List (QPL) item that is required to be manufactured under the following specifications: IAW BASIC SPEC NR MIL-PRF-1N(1) SUP 1 NOT 1 REVISION NR N OTO 03/14/2022 PART PIECE NUMBER: 8660 IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-PRF-1/1648O(1) NOT 1 REVISION NR O OTO 03/27/2024 PART PIECE NUMBER: 8660 The Government required delivery is 647 days, and the item will be shipped to the government stock location at W25G1U W1BG DLA DISTRIBUTION DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY 2001 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134 NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-500 Inspection/Acceptance is at Origin, FOB Origin (First Destination Transportation applies) First Destination Transportation (FDT) applies. This solicitation is being issued under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program to reduce cost of transportation through the use of Government-Arranged Transportation utilizing Government contracts and rates. If this acquisition is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) FDT will not apply. For FDT program transportation requirements, see Procurement Note C16 - First Destination Transportation (FDT) Program, Government Arranged Transportation for Manual Awards, Procurement Note C17 - FDT Program-Shipments Originating from Outside the Contiguous United States and C20 - Vendor Shipment Module (VSM). Offers should be submitted based on FOB Origin. For offerors whose shipments will originate from outside the contiguous United States, the offeror's FOB Origin price shall include transportation to a contiguous United States location that the offeror selects based on cost effectiveness or other variables at the offeror's discretion. Additional information about FDT can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/FDTPI/ This solicitation will include the following Technical/Quality notes: RD002- Covered Defense Information applies This solicitation is an RFP (Request for Proposal) and will issue around Feb 2, 2024. It will be available at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . Hard copies of this solicitation are not available and must be downloaded from the internet site above. Based upon market research, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance, technical acceptability, and any Socioeconomic proposals, in order to provide the best value to the Government.
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