Sources Sought
C-130 Sanding Booth
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. 27-30-1600
Due in 12 days
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DLA Aviation is doing market research for a C-130 sanding booth with fire suppression, ventilation, dust collection and other systems, to be installed at Fleet Readiness Center East, Cherry Point, NC. This is a sources sought notice, not a request for quotes, so no contract is being awarded yet. Be careful with dates: the notice text and the deadline field disagree.
Watch out for
- Conflicting response dates. The text says September 24, 2026, which has already passed, while the deadline field says October 21, 2026; confirm before responding.
Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by September 24,2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST.
- Scope goes beyond the machine. The cost estimate must include installation, foundation work, removing existing equipment, training, tech data and shipping.
Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements.
- No payment for responses. Preparing a response is unpaid and may not lead to a contract.
NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS
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Full brief
What they want
- C-130 sanding booth with fire suppression, ventilation, dust collection and vacuum media removal systems
- Return air system, conditioned make-up air system and a connected air shower booth
- Capability responses and comments on the attached statement of work and draft purchase description
- A basis of estimate: machine, training, tech data, installation, foundation work, removal of existing equipment and shipping
- Place of performance
- Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), Cherry Point, North Carolina
- How they'll choose
- No evaluation: market research only, not a request for quote or proposal
- Offers due
- September 24,2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST as written in the text; the response deadline field says 2026-10-21T23:59:00-04:00
- How to submit
- Appears to be by e-mail (notice ID must be in the email header), but no address is given in the text
- Page limits
- No more than ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10-inch pages, font no smaller than 10 point
What to include when you submit
- Include the notice ID in the email header
- Describe your capabilities and comment on the attached statement of work, saying if you can meet it as written or propose an alternative
- State business size by number of employees and whether domestic or foreign
- State manufacturer or non-manufacturing source; if non-manufacturer, name the manufacturer
- Say whether you will partner with subcontractors
- Give a basis of estimate with a total cost for each area
Not in the notice text
- Email address for responses
- Statement of work and draft purchase description (attachments)
- Set-aside plans, NAICS and PSC (blank in the notice)
- Which response date is correct
- Estimated budget and timeline
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 27-30-1600
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Place of performance
- Cherry Point, NC
- Contracting contact
- Jeffrey Gravesavnipemarketresearch@dla.mil
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The DLA-Aviation is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a C-130 Sanding Booth equipped with a fire suppression system, ventilation system, dust collection system, vacuum media removal system, return air system, conditioned make up air system, and connected air shower booth. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by September 24,2026, NLT 11:59 pm EST. Responses should not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10-inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to fulfil this requirement. All responses must include notice ID in email header. Place of performance is FLEET READINESS CENTER East (FRCE) Cerry Point,North Carolina. DLA Aviation is requesting industry input into the feasibility of the government’s requirements. In your response, please provide: Description of your company’s capabilities, based on the questions below Comments on the attached statement of work. Please identify on the attached statement of work if your company can provide the requirement as written or propose an alternative solution. Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements. Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer. Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement. Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements. For simplicity, the estimate should be broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area: Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages) Training Tech Data - Manuals and drawings Installation Cost Foundation Work Cost to remove equipment currently in the install location Shipping Draft purchase description is attached. Please comment on the draft purchase description of whether the current characteristics are achievable, or whether the Government should consider an alternative that is commercially available.