Solicitation
Antenna
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Aviation (Defense Logistics Agency) at Philadelphia has posted a solicitation for an antenna, but the notice text gives no quantity, part number or requirements. It is marked a critical application item (CAI) and is being solicited under emergency acquisition flexibilities (EAF). The response due date is November 5, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4. More in the summary
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DLA Aviation (Defense Logistics Agency) at Philadelphia has posted a solicitation for an antenna, but the notice text gives no quantity, part number or requirements. It is marked a critical application item (CAI) and is being solicited under emergency acquisition flexibilities (EAF). The response due date is November 5, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4.
Who can bid
- A quality system of ISO 9001 or higher (higher-level contract quality requirement)
Things to watch
From the version posted Oct 20, 2026.
- Serious: Quantity and unit not stated. The text gives no number of antennas and no unit of issue, and a quote is priced per unit.
- Worth checking: Critical application item. The notice marks the antenna a critical application item (CAI); check the solicitation for the extra quality rules that come with it.
- Minor: Emergency acquisition flexibilities. The buy uses emergency acquisition flexibilities (EAF), a special buying authority, so procedures may differ from a normal solicitation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Antennas (PSC 5985); the quantity, item description, part number and quantity are not in the text
- Markings per MIL-STD-130
- Packaging per MIL-STD 2073, as found elsewhere in the schedule
- A quality system of ISO 9001 or higher
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 5, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4
Not in the notice text
- The item description, part number, national stock number, quantity and unit of issue are not in the notice text; check the solicitation documents on SAM.gov.
- Delivery date and delivery location are not stated.
- How offers are scored is not stated.
- How to send the offer is not stated.
- The set-aside is not stated on SAM.gov.
- The place of performance is not stated.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA, PA
- Product/service code
- 5985 · Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment
- Business type
- Electronic parts & equipment (supplies) (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 334220)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
ITEM UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AND VALUATION (JAN 2023)|19|||||||||||||||||||| INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES--FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996)|2||| HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT|8|||x|ISO9001 or higher||||| WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (JAN 2023)|16|Invoice and Receiving Report(combo)||TBD|SPRPA1|TBD|TBD|TBD|TBD||||||||| NAVY USE OF ABILITYONE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR - RELEASE OF OFFEROR INFORMATION (3-18))|1|| MANDATORY USE OF WORKFLOW PRO (WFP) MOD ASSIST MODULE|1|| VALUE ENGINEERING (JUN 2020)|3|||| INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (NOV 2021)|1|| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS (DEV 2026-O0040)(FEB 2026)|4||||| WARRANTY OF SUPPLIES OF A NONCOMPLEX NATURE (JUN 2003)|6|365 Days|45 days after discovery of defect. ||||| EQUAL OPPORTUITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (DEV 2026-O0040)(FEB 2026)|4||||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (OCT 2024)|2||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM-BASIC (FEB 2024)|11|||||||||||| SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (CLASS DEVIATION 2026-O0025)(FEB 2026)|7|||||||| BUY AMERICAN-FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024))|5|||||| BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE-BASIC (FEB 2024)|1|| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (DEVIATION 2026-O0043)(FEB 2026))|13|||||||||||||| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, ANDENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008))|2||x| EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (DEV 2026-O0028)(FEB 2026))|3|||| This solicitation is being solicited under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities EAF) Authority formerly known as Special Emergency Procurement Authority (SEPA). THIS IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM (CAI). 1. SCOPE 1.1 . Markings shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-130. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS - NOT APPLICABLE 3. REQUIREMENTS - NOT APPLICABLE 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS - NOT APPLICABLE. 5. PACKAGING- MIL-STD 2073 PACKAGING APPLIES AS FOUND ELSEWHERE IN THE SCHEDULE 6. NOTES - NOT APPLICABLE
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