Sources Sought
42-Non-Metallic Hose Assembly
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. 4210011431404
Due in 15 days
AI summary Beta
DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia is doing market research (a sources sought notice, not a buy) on a non-metallic hose assembly, NSN 4210-01-143-1404. It may later issue an indefinite quantity contract of one or two years plus one-year options, up to five years total, for an estimated 4,000 each per year. Interested vendors are asked to return a survey by email.
Watch out for
- Not a solicitation. This is market research only, so responding does not win work and the government may never buy.
This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of Market Research only and the
- Technical documents not attached. The specification, standard and quality assurance documents are only named, not included, so you cannot judge whether you can build to them yet.
IAW REFERENCE QAP 16236 QAP-
- Guaranteed minimum may cover only the base year. The government is considering a guaranteed minimum for the base year only, with no guaranteed minimum in option years, which limits revenue certainty.
We are considering doing a one-time guaranteed minimum for the base year ONLY.
- Price adjustment capped. A possible Economic Price Adjustment tied to a producer price index would be limited to a 10% annual increase, which matters if material costs swing.
is limited to a 10% annual increase
- Short RFP window. If the item is commercial, a later RFP may give only two weeks to respond.
any anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) may only allow 2 weeks between
- Surge and EDI capability. The government may expect surge production for emergencies and EDI order handling, which a small shop may need to set up.
Can your company accommodate a Surge Requirement
- Conflicting response dates. SAM shows October 24, 2026 as the deadline, but the survey letter asks for return by close of business Friday, October 23, 2026, so send it by October 23.
return this survey to Tracey Marcus, by C.O.B. Friday, October 23, 2026, by email at
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- TraceyMarcusMRS2026.pdf
- This is a Sources Sought Notice only.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Return the market research survey (about 20 numbered questions) by email to the DLA acquisition specialist
- Say whether the hose is commercial, modified commercial or COTS (commercial off-the-shelf), and whether you make it or are a distributor
- Give estimated unit prices on an FOB origin basis, price breaks, and a preference for option-year pricing vs a price adjustment formula
- Share delivery lead times, production rate, stocking, minimum and maximum order sizes and monthly capacity
- Say your business size and type, whether you can accept EDI orders, handle surge demand and answer a short-fuse RFP
- Report any manufacturing or supply problems with the item
- Contract type
- Planned indefinite quantity contract; this notice is a sources sought / market research survey only
- Period of performance
- 1 or 2 year base term, possible one-year extension options, total term not to exceed 5 years
- Place of performance
- USA (per the notice); FOB origin delivery is being considered
- Offers due
- October 24, 2026, 5:00 PM Eastern per the notice; the survey letter asks for return by close of business Friday, October 23, 2026
- How to submit
- Email the completed survey to Tracey Marcus at tracey.marcus@dla.mil
What to include when you submit
- Answer the numbered questions in the survey; answers are said to be confidential
- Price information is for market research and is not binding
- Watch SAM.gov for any later solicitation; it is the vendor's job to monitor it
You must have
- No set-aside is stated; the survey asks whether you are a large or small business and what type
- Item must meet the listed specification and part documents (MIL-H-24606B part M24606-175-50, CID A-A-59227B, and two quality assurance documents)
IAW REFERENCE CID A-A-59227B
- Ability to receive delivery orders by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), or plan to set it up
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Does your firm have EDI capabilities?
Not in the notice text
- NAICS code and set-aside for any future solicitation (the notice leaves NAICS and PSC blank and shows no set-aside)
- The referenced military specification, commercial item description and quality assurance documents are not attached
- Estimated dollar value is not stated; only an annual demand estimate of 4000 each
- Delivery destinations and exact delivery schedule
- Whether source approval or testing will be required of new suppliers
- Current supplier or prior contract for this item
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 24, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 4210011431404
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Troop Support
- Contracting contact
- Tracey Marcus455-737-5991tracey.marcus@dla.mil
Full notice text from SAM.gov
See attached Source Sought and Market research Survey for NSN 4210-01143-1404 Non-Metallic Hose Assembly.