Presolicitation
4940-01-475-2026; Heat gun, electric
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE7MX26RX098
Due in 36 daysSmall business
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DLA Weapons Support - Columbus plans a firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract with a two-year ordering period for an electric heat gun (NSN 4940-01-475-2026), with an estimated annual demand of 33 each. It will be a total small business set-aside, but the part has an approved source (Malcom Company, Inc.) and the technical data needed to compete it is not available.
Watch out for
- Approved source listed; technical data not available. A specific approved source and part number are named and the Government says it cannot draft a spec to compete the part, so other bidders may find it hard to qualify.
The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, cannot be obtained economically
- Short delivery window. Deliveries are due 84 days after each delivery order, so you need stock or a reliable supplier ready.
Material ordered under the resulting contract shall be delivered within 84 days after receipt of each delivery order.
- Government may cancel. The Government can cancel this acquisition at any time, so effort spent on a bid may be lost.
The Government reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time
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Full brief
What they want
- Electric heat gun, NSN 4940-01-475-2026, approved source P/N MCH-100-A (Malcom Company, Inc., CAGE 1DLV6)
- Estimated annual demand of 33 each
- Deliver within 84 days after receipt of each delivery order
- FOB Source; inspection and acceptance at destination
- Contract type
- Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) long-term contract, commercial item procedures (FAR Part 12)
- Period of performance
- Two-year base ordering period, no options
- How they'll choose
- Best value; price may be a significant factor but not the only one
- Offers due
- 2026-11-09T16:00:00-05:00
- How to submit
- DIBBS upload preferred; alternatively email to Mandy Phipps-Kuhlman (mandy.phipps-kuhlman@dla.mil)
What they'll judge offers on
- Price
- Past performance
- Delivery performance
- Other criteria identified in the solicitation
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation issue date is on or about 10/09/2026 and may take up to three business days to appear on DIBBS
- Offerors must complete the solicitation in its entirety
- Offers sent outside DIBBS must include a completed and signed SF 1449 in electronic PDF format before the closing date and time
- Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided
You must have
- Total small business set-aside
This procurement is being conducted as Other than Full and Open Competition with a Total Small Business Set-Aside.
- Small business size standard of 600 employees under NAICS 335999
NAICS Code: 335999 (600 employees)
- Trade Agreements Act applies; eligible products from designated countries considered
This acquisition is subject to the provisions of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA).
Current contractor
Approved source: Malcom Company, Inc. (CAGE 1DLV6), P/N MCH-100-A. The notice does not say whether it is the current contract holder.
Not in the notice text
- Estimated contract value
- Place of performance
- Exact evaluation factors and weights (in the solicitation)
- What qualifies a non-approved source to be considered, given the data limits
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 9, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 1, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE7MX26RX098
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Land and Maritime
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 335999
- Product/service code
- 4940
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Mandy Phipps-Kuhlmanmandy.phipps-kuhlman@dla.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
SYNOPSIS / PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support - Columbus DLA Weapons Support - Columbus, Ohio, anticipates issuing Solicitation SPE7MX26RX098 for the establishment of a Long-Term Contract (LTC) utilizing the commercial item procedures of FAR Part 12.201-1. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) with a two-year ordering period consisting of a two-year base period. There are no options periods. This acquisition will support continued and improved supply availability for a critical DLA-managed item. This procurement is being conducted as Other than Full and Open Competition with a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The Government reserves the right to make award on a Best Value basis. While price may be a significant evaluation factor, award may be made to an offeror other than the lowest-priced offeror after consideration of factors including, but not limited to, price, past performance, delivery performance, and other evaluation criteria identified in the solicitation. Item Description CLIN 0001 NSN: 4940-014752026 Nomenclature: heat gun, electric Approved Source: Malcom Company, Inc. (1DLV6), P/N MCH-100-A Contract Requirements Inspection and Acceptance: Destination FOB: Source Requested Delivery: 84 days ARO Technical Data The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. Trade Agreements / Domestic Preference This acquisition is subject to the provisions of the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Offers of eligible products from designated countries will be considered in accordance with FAR and DFARS requirements. The solicitation will identify all applicable domestic preference and trade agreement provisions. Delivery Requirements Shipping instructions will be provided on individual delivery orders. Material ordered under the resulting contract shall be delivered within 84 days after receipt of each delivery order. Notwithstanding any other provision of the contract, no deliveries shall be made prior to issuance of a delivery order (DD Form 1155). Solicitation Availability The solicitation will be available through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp. The solicitation issue date is on or about Friday 10/09/2026, with the response date on or around Monday 11/09/2026. Due to system processing requirements, it may take up to three business days from the solicitation issue date for the solicitation to become available on DIBBS. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be provided. Proposal Submission DIBBS quotations are acceptable and preferred for this solicitation. Offerors are responsible for completing the solicitation in its entirety. The preferred method of submission is via upload through DIBBS. Alternatively, offers may be submitted electronically to: Mandy Phipps-Kuhlman Email: mandy.phipps-kuhlman@dla.mil Offerors submitting proposals outside of DIBBS shall submit a completed and signed SF 1449, Request for Proposal (RFP), in electronic PDF format prior to the closing date and time listed in the solicitation. This notice does not constitute a contract or a commitment of any kind by the Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel this acquisition at any time for a SAM.gov pre-solicitation notice. Additional Information NAICS Code: 335999 (600 employees) FSC: 4940 AMC/AMSC: 3/D Estimated Annual Demand Quantity (ADQ): 33 EA First Destination Transportation Program applies
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