Solicitation
Valve, Rotary, Select
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency's aviation office in Philadelphia is asking for quotes on a part named VALVE,ROTARY,SELECT. Only government-approved sources of supply can be accepted, and distributors must send a letter from the approved source. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern). More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency's aviation office in Philadelphia is asking for quotes on a part named VALVE,ROTARY,SELECT. Only government-approved sources of supply can be accepted, and distributors must send a letter from the approved source. The response due date is November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern).
Who can bid
- Be a Government-approved source of supply, or an authorized distributor of one with the source's letter
How to submit: Not stated; the distributor letter goes by email to the buyer contact listed in the notice (AMANDA.BIRD@DLA.MIL). What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (5)
From the version posted Oct 21, 2026.
- Serious: Only approved sources can win. Offers from sources the Government has not approved are rejected as technically unacceptable, so a new supplier can't qualify through this notice.
- Serious: Distributor letter required. A reseller must send an authorized distributor letter on the approved source's letterhead with its proposal.
- Worth checking: Quantity and unit not stated; no drawings. The text gives no quantity or unit of issue, and drawings are not available for this Request for Quotation.
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- Worth checking: Critical Safety Item rules apply. A Critical Safety Item is a part whose failure could cause serious harm or loss; DFARS clause 252.209-7010 applies.
- Minor: Emergency acquisition rules. The buy runs under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities (EAF), special rules that speed up buying, so terms may differ from a normal request for quotation.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Supply VALVE,ROTARY,SELECT from a Government-approved source of supply (quantity not stated)
- Distributors send a copy of their authorized distributor letter on the source's letterhead with the quote
- Warranty terms listed as one year from date of delivery and 45 days after discovery of a defect
- Meet the Critical Safety Item (CSI) rules under DFARS clause 252.209-7010
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC-4 (3:30 PM Eastern)
- How to submit
- Not stated; the distributor letter goes by email to the buyer contact listed in the notice (AMANDA.BIRD@DLA.MIL)
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability: the offer must come from a Government-approved source of supply
What to include when you submit
- Distributors of an approved source send a copy of their authorized distributor letter, on the source's letterhead, by email to the buyer contact when they submit the proposal
Not in the notice text
- Quantity and unit of issue
- Which sources the Government has approved for this part
- How to submit the quote and delivery terms
- How price is weighed against technical acceptability
- Set-aside status, which SAM.gov says is not stated; the text gives a 750 employee size standard for NAICS 332919
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside, but the notice names requirements you must meet before you can bid:
- The notice mentions an approved or qualified source list. Only listed sources may be eligible, so check that your company or product is on it.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Not stated; the distributor letter goes by email to the buyer contact listed in the notice (AMANDA.BIRD@DLA.MIL). Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA, PA
- Product/service code
- 4810 · Valves, Powered
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332919)
- 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
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