Presolicitation
Cable Assembly Spec.
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4A626R0313
Due in 24 daysSmall business
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation) wants to buy 215 cable assemblies (NSN 5995-01-659-2956) built to a government drawing. It is a 100% small business set-aside with firm fixed pricing, and delivery is 471 days after award.
Watch out for
- First Article Testing required. You must make and get approval of a sample unit before full production, which adds cost and time before you can deliver.
Government First Article Testing is required.
- Long delivery schedule. The 471-day delivery period means your cash is tied up for a long time before the full order is delivered.
Production Delivery is 471 days ARO.
- Inspection and delivery at origin. The government inspects and accepts at your facility (FOB Origin), so your plant must be ready for government inspection.
FOB is Origin, Inspection and Acceptance will be at Origin.
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Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture and deliver 215 cable assemblies (NSN 5995-01-659-2956)
- Build to Basic Drawing NR 98752 201646957
- Pass Government First Article Testing before production
- Provide export control certification
- Deliver FOB Origin, with inspection and acceptance at origin
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price purchase request (purchase request number 7017409599)
- Period of performance
- Production delivery 471 days after receipt of order (ARO)
- Offers due
- 2026-10-28 2:00 PM Eastern (14:00 -04:00)
- How to submit
- Solicitation is downloaded from DLA DIBBS (https://dibbs.bsm.dla.mil); the notice does not say how to submit the offer
What to include when you submit
- Solicitation documents are PDFs; you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them
- No paper copy of the solicitation will be available
- Solicitation issue date is on or about Sep 28, 2026
You must have
- Must be a small business (100% small business set-aside)
This acquisition is 100% small business set-aside.
- Export control certification is required
Export control certification is required.
Not in the notice text
- How to submit an offer (full details are in the solicitation on DIBBS)
- How the award will be evaluated
- Technical details of the drawing and first article test requirements
- Estimated value or unit price expectations
- Whether the solicitation has been issued yet (it is a presolicitation; issue date is on or about Sep 28, 2026)
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 28, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE4A626R0313
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 334419
- Product/service code
- 5995
- Business type
- Electrical & electronic components
- Contracting contact
- Cassandra CooperCASSANDRA.COOPER@DLA.MIL
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN 5995-01-659-2956, solicitation number SPE4A626R0313 is for a firm fixed pricing purchase request. Purchase request number 7017409599. The solicitation will be in accordance BASIC DRAWING NR 98752 201646957 This acquisition is 100% small business set-aside. FOB is Origin, Inspection and Acceptance will be at Origin. Production Delivery is 471 days ARO. Quantity :215 each Government First Article Testing is required. Export control certification is required. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA DLA DIBBS AT https://dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . RFPS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT http://www.adobe.com A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors. Solicitation issue date is on or about Sep 28, 2026.
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