Solicitation
Drive Unit, Power
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation office in Philadelphia, PA is asking for quotes on a "DRIVE UNIT,POWER" (PSC 1680) under request for quotation SPRPA127QZA29. It is a critical application item, and the buy uses Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4. More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation office in Philadelphia, PA is asking for quotes on a "DRIVE UNIT,POWER" (PSC 1680) under request for quotation SPRPA127QZA29. It is a critical application item, and the buy uses Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities. The response due date is November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4.
Things to watch (6)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Critical application item. A critical application item usually carries extra quality and source rules, which can add cost and paperwork for a new supplier.
- Serious: No drawings available. You would have to quote without drawings, which makes it harder to know the exact part you must supply.
- Serious: Quantity and unit of issue not stated. A quote is priced per unit, and the notice text gives no quantity or unit of issue.
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- Worth checking: Higher-level contract quality requirement. The clause list marks a higher-level contract quality requirement, so extra quality standards may apply to your quote.
- Worth checking: Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities in use. The buy is run under special emergency buying authority (Special Emergency Procurement Authority, SEPA), so the rules may differ from a normal solicitation.
- Minor: Buy American rules apply. The clause list includes Buy American Free Trade Agreements Balance of Payments Program clauses and a certificate, so your product's country of origin matters.
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Full summary
What they want
- Supply a power drive unit (title "DRIVE UNIT,POWER"). The notice text gives no quantity, unit of issue or part number.
- The item is a critical application item (CAI), a part the buyer treats as especially important to safety or mission performance.
- Contract type
- Request for quotation; the clause list includes Inspection of Supplies--Fixed-Price
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 23, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
Not in the notice text
- The notice text is mostly a clause list. The part or national stock number, quantity, unit of issue, delivery date and delivery location are not given; check the solicitation on SAM.gov.
- How to submit a quote, and how the award will be decided, are not stated.
- Whether the buy is set aside for small businesses: SAM.gov shows no set-aside. The text gives a small business size standard of 1,250 for NAICS 336413.
- What the higher-level contract quality requirement asks for is not described.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA, PA
- Product/service code
- 1680 · Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336413)
- 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
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8|X|||||||| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|INVOICE AND RECEIVING REPORT COMBO|N/A|TBD|SPRPA1|TBD|TBD|SEE SCHEDULE|TBD|N/A|N/A|TBD|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A| MANDATORY USE OF WORKFLOW PRO (WFP) MOD ASSIST MODULE|1|ROBYN.GRINARML@DLA.MIL| VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020)|3|||| INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021)|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (DEV 2026-O0040)(FEB 2026)|4||||| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (DEV 2026-O0040)(FEB 2026)|4||||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (OCT 2024)|2||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT FOR EPA DESIGNATED PRODUCTS (MAY 2008))|1|| SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (CLASS DEVIATION 2026-O0025)(FEB 2026)|7|||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024)|1|| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)(FEB 2026))|13|||||||||||||| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2||X| NO DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATION. NAICS CODE: 336413 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: 1,250 THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING SOLICITED UNDER EMERGENCY ACQUISITION FLEXIBILITIES (EAF) AUTHORITY FORMALLY KNOWN AS SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY (SEPA). THIS IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM (CAI).
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