Presolicitation
11F | C5 | Duct Assembly, Bleed Air
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a 3-year indefinite quantity contract (IQC: the government orders as needed over a set period) for bleed air duct assemblies, with an estimated annual quantity of 40 EACH. The notice names Arrowhead Products Corp as the manufacturer of the part. The solicitation is expected on or about October 28, 2026 on DIBBS (the DLA Internet Bid Board System) and will be unrestricted. More in the summary
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation plans a 3-year indefinite quantity contract (IQC: the government orders as needed over a set period) for bleed air duct assemblies, with an estimated annual quantity of 40 EACH. The notice names Arrowhead Products Corp as the manufacturer of the part. The solicitation is expected on or about October 28, 2026 on DIBBS (the DLA Internet Bid Board System) and will be unrestricted.
How to submit: The solicitation will be posted on DIBBS at HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP; how to send an offer is not stated in this notice.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 16, 2026.
- Worth checking: Solicitation and instructions are on DIBBS. The RFP, its clauses and offer instructions are posted on DIBBS, not in this notice, so key requirements can't be checked here.
- Worth checking: Part is made by one named source. The notice names Arrowhead Products Corp as the maker of this part and does not say whether other firms can offer it; ask the contracting officer about source approval.
- Minor: Response date is after the solicitation issue date. SAM.gov lists a response date of November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern, but the text says the solicitation is issued on or about October 28, 2026 and does not say what is due on November 20.
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- Minor: Delivery time of 365 days. Delivery of production units is 365 days, which matters for cash flow and supplier planning.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Duct assembly, bleed air, NSN (national stock number) 1560-004212077, part number 12987-101A
- Estimated annual quantity: 40 EACH
- Delivery of the production units in 365 days
- Delivery FOB (free on board) origin, with inspection and acceptance at origin
- Contract type
- Indefinite quantity contract (IQC)
- Period of performance
- Base period of 3 years with zero (0) options
- Place of performance
- Richmond, VA, USA (as listed in the SAM.gov fields)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- The solicitation will be posted on DIBBS at HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP; how to send an offer is not stated in this notice.
What to include when you submit
- Download the request for proposal (RFP) from DIBBS: choose Requests for Proposal (RFP) / Invitation for Bid (IFB) under the Solicitations tab, then search for the RFP.
- A paper copy of the solicitation will not be available.
Not in the notice text
- The RFP, its clauses, evaluation method and offer instructions are on DIBBS, not in this notice.
- Whether a source approval or technical data package is required to offer on this part is not stated.
- The NAICS code is blank in SAM.gov and not given in the text.
- What is due on the SAM.gov response date, November 20, 2026, is not stated in the text.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: The solicitation will be posted on DIBBS at HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP; how to send an offer is not stated in this notice. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- DLA Aviation, Richmond, VA
- Product/service code
- 1560 · Airframe Structural Components
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts (FedReady's grouping, from product/service code 1560)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Due Nov 20, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 12, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Oct 16, 2026
- 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
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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