Presolicitation
STABILIZER BAR DAMPER ASSEMBLY / 27F, HH-60 ALL VARIATIONS PAVE HAWK HELICOPTER
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE4A727R0017-Synopsis
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation) plans a 5-year indefinite quantity contract for a stabilizer bar damper assembly for the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, about 80 per year. The buy will be competed with an online reverse auction. The solicitation is expected on or about 2026-10-21 and the response deadline is 2026-11-20.
Watch out for
- Restricted technical data. You need DoD certification (DD Form 2345) before you can see the data, which can take time to get.
THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS
- Reverse auction. Bidding is done live online and prices can be driven down fast.
THIS SOLICITATION INCLUDES DLAD PROCUREMENT NOTE L09, REVERSE AUCTION.
- Long delivery time with a long commitment. Delivery is 350 days after each order across a 5-year contract.
DELIVERY WILL BE 350 DAYS AFTER DATE OF ORDER.
- Item description does not match the title. The notice lists the item as AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PANEL while the title says stabilizer bar damper assembly, so check the solicitation.
ITEM: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PANEL
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Full brief
What they want
- Supply the stabilizer bar damper assembly (NSN 1650-00-208-9717) under an indefinite quantity contract
- Estimated 80 each per year, delivered 350 days after each order
- Inspection and acceptance at origin; FOB destination
- Hold DoD certification (DD Form 2345) to see restricted technical data
- Register on ProcureX to take part in the reverse auction
- Contract type
- Indefinite quantity contract (IQC), unrestricted (other than full and open competition)
- Period of performance
- 5-year base period with zero options
- How they'll choose
- Online reverse auction (DLAD procurement note L09)
- Offers due
- 2026-11-20 2:00 PM Eastern (per the response deadline field); solicitation to be issued on or about 2026-10-21
- How to submit
- Download the solicitation from DIBBS; the reverse auction runs online through ProcureX
What to include when you submit
- Register at DLA.PROCUREXINC.COM and review the online training
- Get DD Form 2345 certification to access the restricted technical data
You must have
- DD Form 2345 (Military Critical Technical Data Agreement) certification to access the technical data
CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT
- Register on ProcureX to take part in the reverse auction
YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR COMPANY AT DLA.PROCUREXINC.COM TO PARTICIPATE
Current contractor
Not named. The notice lists four manufacturing sources: Logistical Support LLC, Bell Textron, Parker Hannifin and Federal Industries.
Not in the notice text
- Set-aside status (the SAM field says none used and the notice does not mention small business)
- Estimated value
- Exact solicitation requirements, to be issued on DIBBS
- Evaluation factors beyond the reverse auction
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 20, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE4A727R0017-Synopsis
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Aviation
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 336413
- Product/service code
- 1615
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- Gladys Browngladys.brown@dla.mil4457374113
What similar contracts paid
1,465 contracts at this agency for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 26% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$576KMiddle half: $76.1K to $1.9M
Typical per year$141KValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
NSN: 1650-00-208-9717, IQC PR: 1000188269, ITEM: AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PANEL THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY THE FOLLOWING SOURCES. Logistical Support LLC (CAGE 1HFE7) part number 2020H-9 Bell Textron Inc. (CAGE 97499) part number 204-010-937-009 Parker Hannifin Corporation (CAGE 92003) part number SGT520-5 Federal Industries Inc. (CAGE 0TR84) part number SGT520-5. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT (OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION). THIS PROCUREMENT IS FOR AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANTITY IS 80 EACH. DELIVERY WILL BE 350 DAYS AFTER DATE OF ORDER. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE WILL TAKE PLACE AT ORIGIN. FOB IS AT DESTINATION. THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES. THIS SOLICITATION INCLUDES DLAD PROCUREMENT NOTE L09, REVERSE AUCTION. THE REVERSE AUCTION WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLINE, AND YOU MUST REGISTER YOUR COMPANY AT DLA.PROCUREXINC.COM TO PARTICIPATE. SUPPLIERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ACCESS PROCUREX TO SELF-REGISTER AND MUST REVIEW THE AVAILABLE ONLINE TRAINING TO LEARN HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN AN AUCTION. SUPPLIERS WHO DO NOT SELF-REGISTER WILL BE LOADED INTO PROCUREX BY DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) AVIATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH REGISTRATION, CONTACT THE PROCUREX HELP DESK BY EMAIL AT SERVICE@PROCUREXINC.COM OR TOLL-FREE AT 866-412-7161. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT “REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)” FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB “SOLICITATIONS.” THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS 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 THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 21, 2026.
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