Solicitation
Actuator, Electro-Me
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a solicitation for an electro-mechanical actuator (the title reads ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME), a critical application item. It is issued under emergency acquisition flexibilities (EAF). Offers from sources that are not government-approved will be deemed technically unacceptable. The response due date is November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4 (1:00 PM Eastern). More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a solicitation for an electro-mechanical actuator (the title reads ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME), a critical application item. It is issued under emergency acquisition flexibilities (EAF). Offers from sources that are not government-approved will be deemed technically unacceptable. The response due date is November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4 (1:00 PM Eastern).
Who can bid
- Be a government-approved source of supply; other sources are ineligible for award
- Distributors of an approved source must send an authorized distributor letter with the proposal
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 23, 2026.
- Serious: Only government-approved sources can win. Offers from sources that are not government-approved are rejected as technically unacceptable, and the text does not say who the approved sources are.
- Serious: Distributor letter required with the proposal. A distributor must send the approved source's authorized distributor letter on the source's letterhead, or the offer can be sunk.
- Worth checking: Critical application item. The notice marks the item as critical but does not list the extra rules that apply to it.
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- Worth checking: Emergency acquisition flexibilities in use. Special emergency buying rules apply, and the text does not say how they change the process.
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Full summary
What they want
- An electro-mechanical actuator (title: ACTUATOR,ELECTRO-ME); the quantity, part number and delivery terms are not in the text
- Supply from a government-approved source of supply; distributors must send an authorized distributor letter
- The item is a critical application item (CAI)
- Invoice through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), the Defense Department's electronic invoicing system, using the combined invoice and receiving report
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 9, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC-4 (1:00 PM Eastern)
What to include when you submit
- Distributors: email a copy of your authorized distributor letter, on the approved source's letterhead, to the buyer point of contact named in the solicitation when you submit your proposal
Not in the notice text
- The item details (quantity, part number, delivery and price schedule) and the full solicitation are not in the notice text; check the solicitation documents.
- Whether the buy is set aside for any group is not stated.
- Who the government-approved sources are is not stated.
- How and where to send proposals is not stated.
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 and where to submit is in the notice text and its attachments on SAM.gov.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA, PA
- Product/service code
- 2915 · Engine Fuel System Components, Aircraft and Missile Prime Movers
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 336412)
- 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|||||||||||||||||||| STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)|1|| 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||||| 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|||||||||||| LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--HIGH-VALUE ITEMS (FEB 1997)|1|| ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE OF RECOVERED MATERIAL CONTENT FOR EPA DESIGNATED PRODUCTS (MAY 2008))|1|| 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| ONLY ONE OFFER (DEVIATION 2026-O0048)(MAR 2026)|1|| This Solicitation is being issued under EAF Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities. Offerors are advised that offers received from sources which are not government-approved sources of supply will be deemed technically unacceptable, and therefore ineligible for award. Any distributors of approved source(s) MUST submit a copy of their authorized distributor letter, on the source’s letterhead, to the buyer point of contact indicated on the solicitation via email, at time of proposal submittal. THIS IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM (CAI).
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