Solicitation
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Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPRBL126RA001
Due in 27 daysSole source
The agency plans to award to one named company. Others can only submit a capability statement to challenge it.
AI summary Beta
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Land at Aberdeen) wants to buy 80 optical lens cell assemblies (NSN 6650-01-676-1468) for the Army's Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania, to support repair of afocal assemblies. It is a one-time, firm-fixed-price purchase order. Only two named approved sources (DRS and Raytheon) are listed for the part, so this is not open to just any bidder.
Watch out for
- Limited to two approved sources. Only DRS and Raytheon are named as approved for this part, and the notice gives no route for a new company to qualify, so most small businesses cannot realistically win.
Only approved suppliers may provide this item.
- Conflicting offer submission instructions. Section A says to submit in SAM.gov while Section L says to use PIEE or email, so a bidder could submit the wrong way and be rejected.
Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module or email directly to the
- Export-controlled drawings and cyber rules. Covered defense information is present and the drawings are export controlled, so a bidder needs compliant IT handling and controlled access to the drawings, which are not in the posted documents.
Export Control DRS Drawings 6439506
- Deadline has been extended twice. Amendment 0001 moved the date to October 6, 2026 and Amendment 0002 moved it to November 5, 2026; offers must acknowledge amendments or risk rejection.
The purpose of Amendment 0002 is extend the offer submission date to November 5, 2026.
- Delivery schedule is not consistent. Section F text says the first 15 are due 365 days after order, but the delivery table lists 360 calendar days for the first shipment, so confirm the exact schedule before pricing.
CLIN 0001 SPRBL1-26-R-A001 15 EA 365 days after receipt of order and 15 each every 30 days
- Military packaging and item marking. Items must be packed to military standards with foam cushioning and a 12 x 12 x 6 inch maximum unit pack, and the unique item identification clause is in the contract, which adds cost and process work.
Military packaging IAW MIL-STD-2073-1E per the following DS7029 - DS7033 table.
- Offer validity period differs between sections. Section L asks for 180 days of validity while the SF 33 offer block refers to 60 days unless changed, so state 180 days to be safe.
Read from the notice and 4 attachments.
- Solicitation Amendment SPRBL126RA0010002 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation Amendment SPRBL126RA0010001 SF 30.pdf
- Solicitation - SPRBL126RA001.pdf
- Afocal Objective Lens Spot Buy Technical Requirements Document R2.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- 80 each of CELL ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT (Afocal Objective Lens Module), NSN 6650-01-676-1468
- Part number 6439506-1 or 6439506 from an approved source (DRS CAGE 32865 or Raytheon CAGE 96214)
- Delivery FOB Destination to DLA Distribution Tobyhanna, PA, with the contractor paying transportation
- Military packaging (MIL-STD-2073-1E, protection level B, ISPM 15 wood packaging) and shipment marking
- Visual inspection of all items before delivery
- Notify the government of any part revision on DD Form 1695
- Contract type
- One-time firm-fixed-price, definite quantity purchase order, solicited as an RFP under FAR Part 15 (other than full and open competition)
- Period of performance
- Delivery only, no base or option years: Government's desired delivery is 15 each 365 days after receipt of order, then 15 each every 30 days until all 80 are delivered
- Place of performance
- Ship to DLA Distribution Tobyhanna (DoDAAC W25G1W), Tobyhanna, PA 18466-5059
- How they'll choose
- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA): offers must be rated acceptable on every non-price factor, then lowest price wins; price is compared using price analysis
- Offers due
- 2026-11-05 4:00 PM (UTC-05:00), per the SAM.gov response deadline; Amendment 0002 extended the offer date to November 5, 2026
- How to submit
- Instructions conflict: the Section A narrative says offers must be submitted in SAM.gov, while Section L says upload to the PIEE Solicitation Module or email the Contract Specialist (Shawn Lyttle, shawn.lyttle@dla.mil). Confirm with the contract specialist.
What they'll judge offers on
- Supplies - Terms and Conditions (technical): acceptable/unacceptable
- Past Performance: acceptable/unacceptable (no record is rated neutral, which counts as acceptable)
- Delivery Schedule: acceptable/unacceptable, with a narrative on how the schedule will be met
- Price: lowest price among acceptable offers
What to include when you submit
- Submit a signed, filled-in solicitation, filled-in attachments, a cost/price proposal and any supporting documents before the closing time
- Fill in all RFP clauses; 'Not Applicable' is acceptable where appropriate
- Give unit prices that include all costs of compliance, including FOB Destination, packaging and labeling; no lot prices or pricing formulas; price each quantity increment
- Fill in the offeror's proposed delivery in Section F or accept the government schedule; if slower, explain why in a narrative
- Past performance: list up to 3 government and 3 commercial contracts in the same Federal Supply Class from the past six years, with a point of contact, contract value per year, period and sample items, plus any problems and how they were fixed
- Acknowledge Amendments 0001 and 0002
- Proposals must be valid for 180 days after the solicitation closes (Section L); the SF 33 form block shows 60 days unless the offeror inserts a different period
- Identify any non-employee who wrote part of the technical proposal
- Questions go to the Contract Specialist, Shawn Lyttle, shawn.lyttle@dla.mil
You must have
- Must be (or offer parts from) an approved source for this part: DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC (CAGE 32865, P/N 6439506-1) or Raytheon Company (CAGE 96214, P/N 6439506). The notice does not say how another firm can become an approved source.
Only approved suppliers may provide this item.
- Competition is restricted to the approved sources under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) / FAR 6.302-1.
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.
- No small business set-aside applies, so small business status gives no preference here.
There is no Small Business Set-Aside
- Must accept a DPAS-rated order and be able to meet defense priority delivery.
1. This Contract is a Rated Order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations
- Must be registered in SAM.gov and in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to invoice and submit receiving reports.
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for
- Must handle covered defense information safely (DFARS 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012 cyber safeguarding) because the drawings are export controlled.
CDI is present.
Current contractor
No incumbent or prior contract number is named. The only approved sources listed are DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC (CAGE 32865) and Raytheon Company (CAGE 96214).
Not in the notice text
- How a company other than DRS or Raytheon could be approved as a source, if at all
- The engineering drawings (6439506 REV B for DRS, REV C for Raytheon) are export controlled and not included in the posted documents
- Estimated contract value or government price estimate is not stated
- Whether there is any warranty or first article / acceptance testing beyond visual inspection (testing is listed only as 'As required per the configuration baseline')
- Whether the unique item identification (IUID) clause applies to this item; its fill-in tables are blank
- Which submission route is actually correct: SAM.gov, PIEE or email
- The Technical Requirements Document is an unfilled template (attachment number and issue date are blank), so it may be revised
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 5, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- SPRBL126RA001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Land at Aberdeen
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 333310
- Product/service code
- 6650
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Place of performance
- Tobyhanna, PA
- Contracting contact
- Shawn Lyttleshawn.lyttle@dla.mil4434174679
- Versions
- 4 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for a one-time Firm-Fixed Price definite quantity purchase order. This procurement will be conducted under the procedures in FAR part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. This procurement is being solicited as other than Full and Open. The RFP is for the following Item: Nomenclature: CELL ASSEMBLY, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT NSN: 6650-01-676-1468 Accepted Part Numbers: 6439506-1 6439506 QTY: 80 The Approved Sources are DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS LLC CAGE code: 32865 Part Number 6439506-1 Raytheon Company CAGE code: 96214 Part Number 6439506. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.
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