Presolicitation
DME INTERROGATOR SE
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRPA126QUC23
Due in 29 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
AI summary Beta
DLA Aviation in Philadelphia plans to buy 3 DME interrogator sets (NSN 7R-5826-016574405-P8, ref. 066-50013-1511), delivered FOB origin. The item needs Government source approval and only previously approved sources have been solicited. The notice says the buy is 100% set aside for small businesses, although the SAM.gov set-aside field says none.
Watch out for
- Source approval required. Only previously approved sources were solicited, and a new source's approval may not finish before award.
The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source.
- Flight-critical item. The item is described as flight critical, which means stricter approval and quality expectations.
the item is flight critical
- Conflicting set-aside information. SAM.gov says no set-aside, but the text says 100% small business and the exact type (HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) is left to the solicitation.
The specifictype of set-aside will be addressed in the solicitation
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Supply 3 each of a DME interrogator set (NSN 7R-5826-016574405-P8, ref. no. 066-50013-1511)
- Deliver FOB origin
- If you are not an approved source, send the NAVSUP WSS Source Approval Brochure information with your proposal
- Contract type
- Presolicitation for a commercial / nondevelopmental / off-the-shelf item
- Offers due
- 2026-11-02T00:00:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Not stated in the notice text
What to include when you submit
- If you are not an approved source, submit the Source Approval Brochure information with your proposal
- If your source approval request is already being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS, send a copy of the cover letter that forwarded it
You must have
- Small business set-aside (the specific type will be named in the solicitation)
The proposed acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns
- Government source approval is required before award
The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award
Not in the notice text
- Which specific type of small business set-aside applies
- How and where to submit the offer
- How the award will be evaluated beyond the source approval requirement
- Which companies are the approved sources
- Delivery schedule
- Estimated value
- NAICS code is blank in SAM.gov, and the Place of performance field is blank
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRPA126QUC23
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, Pa
- Product/service code
- 5826
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- ALANA ARTHUR, APAA.39, PHONE (215)737-8443, EMAIL ALANA.ARTHUR@DLA.MILALANA.ARTHUR@DLA.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 7R-5826-016574405-P8, REF NR 066-50013-1511, QTY 3 EA, DELIVERY FOB ORIGIN. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Source Approval Information Brochures listed below. Spares: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Sup port/Business-Opps/ Repair: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP -Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/ technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never made. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification Brochure is now available at: "https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Bus iness-Opps/" The proposed acquisition is 100% set aside for small business concerns (seeFAR clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside). The specifictype of set-aside will be addressed in the solicitation through inclusion ofone of the appropriate clauses listed here: FAR 52.219-3 Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole Source Award FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small BusinessSet-Aside FAR 52.219-29 Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-30 Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program DFARS 252.226-7000 Notice of Historically Black College or University andMinority Institution Set-Aside
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