Sources Sought
Weapons Systems Specific Vehicular Accessories (SPE7L127R0013)
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThis is a sources sought notice, not a request for quotes: DLA Weapons Support (Defense Logistics Agency) is asking who can make National Stock Number (NSN) 2541-01-670-6556. Interested firms fill out the attached market survey and return it to the contract specialist. SAM.gov lists the response due date as October 23, 2027, 11:59 PM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 13, 2026, 11:59 PM EST), and a total small business set-aside. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Defense Logistics Agency who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 23, 2027 to Nov 13, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
Only listed manufacturers' parts are accepted. Distributors of the approved part can still quote.
AI summary Beta
Summary of the version posted Oct 16, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Oct 23, 2027 to Nov 13, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov. Some details are in the notice's attachments, which this summary didn't read. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
This is a sources sought notice, not a request for quotes: DLA Weapons Support (Defense Logistics Agency) is asking who can make National Stock Number (NSN) 2541-01-670-6556. Interested firms fill out the attached market survey and return it to the contract specialist. SAM.gov lists the response due date as October 23, 2027, 11:59 PM Eastern, and a total small business set-aside.
Who can bid
- Small business: SAM.gov lists this notice as a total small business set-aside
- To supply this NSN, be an approved source, or apply to become one with a Source Approval Request (SAR) package that shows your product matches or beats the original equipment manufacturer's
How to submit: Return the completed market survey to the contract specialist listed in the sources sought notice, due October 23, 2027, 11:59 PM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch
- Serious: Small business set-aside. SAM.gov lists a total small business set-aside, so a larger firm may not be able to take part.
- Serious: Approved sources and a source approval process. The notice says approved sources already exist, and a new firm must document that its product is equal to or better than the approved item.
- Worth checking: Market survey and contact are in attachments. The survey and the contract specialist's name are not in the notice text.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Find firms able to make NSN 2541-01-670-6556 (the catalog number for a stock item)
- Interested firms complete the attached market survey and return it to the contract specialist listed in the sources sought notice
- Provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items
- Firms that want to become an Approved Source may send a Source Approval Request (SAR) package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer program
- Contract type
- Sources sought (market research); no contract type is stated
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- October 23, 2027, 11:59 PM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 16, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Return the completed market survey to the contract specialist listed in the sources sought notice
What to include when you submit
- Fill out the attached market survey and return it to the contract specialist
- Send the information by the response due date
- To be reviewed and qualified as an Approved Source, submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program
Not in the notice text
- The market survey, the contract specialist's contact details and the list of approved sources are in the attached sources sought notice and were not in the text
- The name of the item; the text gives only the NSN and the codes AMC/AMSC 1/G (DLA buying codes)
- Whether a solicitation will follow, and its set-aside, quantity and dates
- Whether the October 23, 2027 response due date is correct
Eligibility and how to respond
- If it goes ahead as planned: set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. The notice also names requirements: More open small business set-asides under NAICS 336390
- 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.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- DLA Weapons Support, Columbus, OH
- Product/service code
- 2541 · Weapons Systems Specific Vehicular Accessories
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336390)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · PresolicitationDue Nov 13, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 16, 2026 · Sources Sought (this version)Due Oct 23, 2027
- 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: Sources sought notice, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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