DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation for flashlights (NSN 6230-00-264-8261) which will result in a five year contract. This flashlight has a part number of N47-IB and is manufactured by Fulton Industries. DLA estimates it will by 1,900 flashlights each year for a total of 9,500 over the contract term. Guaranteed minimum quantity is 1,650.
The last company to supply these to the military was Besheek, LLC which sold them for $14.16 in quantity of 766. An earlier order to Fulton Industries was sold for $12.81 in quantity of 1,681. Based on this we estimate the value of this contract at $130,000.
All offers due by Sept 25, 2026.
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Today the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Supplier Operations Vehicle Support Division posted a solicitation for rims used on Humvee’s.
The NSN associated to this Humvee tire rim is 2530-01-417-8450.
Humvee Utility Truck
It’s used on Heavy HMMWV variant M1097A2 Utility Truck, Line Item Number (LIN) T07679 74. The last time DLA purchased Humvee wheels with this configuration was in June 2026.
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Federal holidays fall on a Monday 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act (82 Stat. 250)
The First Labor Day was declared a national holiday on June 28, 1894 through a congressional bill. On June 22, 1894 discussions took place in consideration of Senate bill 730 (S. 730) making Labor Day a legal holiday according to the Senate Congressional Record.
Twenty-Five of the United States were initially settled upon Labor Day being either the first Monday of September or the 1st day of October. Congress wanted to make the observance of Labor Day uniform so that All could enjoy vacation privileges on the same day. “The labor originations throughout the country have united asking that the first Monday of September be set apart as a holiday.”
The bill read, as follows:
Be it enacted, ect., That the first Monday in September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as labor’s holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May, and the 4th day of July are now made by law public holidays.
Did you know that Federal holidays fall on a Monday because of the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act (82 Stat. 250)
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USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer
The USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) an Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer pulled into port this week at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. According to BidLinks open solicitations seems they are stocking up on some Power-Sonic batteries NSN 6140-01-294-6528.
Naval Station Norfolk (NAVSTA Norfolk) is located in the Southeastern corner of Virginia in an area known as Hampton Roads. Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia is the largest naval complex in the world. They support the operational readiness of the US Atlantic Fleet.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) is also buying NLX 2500 700 DMG MORI Universal CNC Turning Center, see solicitation SPMYM1-26-Q-4145 for details.
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U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) Headquarters
In this BidLink Article series we will look at specific departments within the Defense Department and what they buy. There are thousands of Departments, Divisions and Contracting offices that buy products to be used by the U.S Military. Today we’ll take a quick look at a few orders the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Europe has placed this week.
Who is the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe?
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is essentially a middleman between the “Customer” and the supplier. The Customer being individual military bases or units with the final end user the warfighting troops. Individual bases or units typically make requests for specific items, then the request would go through several channels eventually landing at the Army Medical Materiel Centers offices. Then as stocks of inventories diminish USAMMC-E would create requisitions for those items which would end up going to a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Procurement Specialist at specific DLA buying locations who specialize in certain commodity classes and product types.
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is the largest Medical Logistics Center in the U.S. Army. Currently located at Kaiserslautern Army Depot (KAD) in Germany. Its south of Frankfurt and near Ramstein Airbase.
USAMMC-E consists of a team of Medical Logistics experts to oversee demand support of medical inventories and to enable operational healthcare across multiple theaters. USAMMC-E supports over 700 Army, Navy, Air Force and Department of State Hospitals, Clinics, Embassies and Field Units.
USAMMC-E is designated as the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel (TLAMM) for U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
USAMMC-E also provides medical materiel support for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which covers operations from northeastern Africa to south-western and southcentral Asia.
What does U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe buy?
Since the BidLink search engine posts 1000’s of open Defense Department bids every day we decided to look at one (1) day of posted solicitations coming from requests generated out of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Europe this week to get a picture of what they buy.
In total there were 22 individual requests for 22 different NSNs (separate items) spanning 10 different Federal Supply Classes (FSC)s. Products such as Emergency Litter Kits, Vaccines, and various Surgical items on a single day from USAMMC-E.
Each of these requestions which originated out of USAMMC-E were sent to the DLA Troop Support Medical Division to have solicitations created so that they can buy them.
Those 22 requisitions ended up being divided to three (3) individual DLA procurement divisions which specialize in these types of items (Class VIII Medical materiel) are:
DLA Troop Support Hospital Division (SPE2DH)
DLA Troop Support Pharmaceuticals Division (SPE2DP)
DLA Troop Support Surgical Division (SPE2DS)
These 22 solicitations can easily be found by searching using a variety of techniques such as FSCs.
FSRT team loads a 200 pound mannequin onto a litter. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara M. Robinson)
The 10 different Federal Supply Classes representing the items the Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe are purchasing on this single day are:
6505 Drugs
6509 Veterinary Drugs
6510 Surgical Dressing Materials
6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments & Equipment
6520 Dental Instruments, Equipment
6525 X-Ray Equipment
6530 Hospital Furniture, Equipment
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
8520 Soaps
In summation The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is one of thousands of U.S. Military organizations buying products. Keep in mind in most cases the end user or Customer is NOT the agency or department posting the solicitation, it’s the consolidators that bring together the 1000’s of requests every day from thousands of military bases around the world, and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the biggest. So if your product is used by the U.S. Army, DLA is probably buying it for them. Search smart
For those that are new here we will soon be adding a quick primer on how the U.S. Military buys, check back soon.
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Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio AN/PRQ-7-7A Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery NSN 6140-01-534-3856, Part Number: 4866112-007 or BB-2001A/U
Today Bren-Tronics an EnerSys company won a DLA contract to manufacture up to 22,000 Rechargeable Batteries for the Army AN/PRQ-7-7A survival radio.
This is a four (4) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to manufacture Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Army version of the Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio.
EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) completed its acquisition of Bren-Tronics on July 26, 2024. Prior to that Bren-Tronics (CAGE Code 51828) operated as private company that specialized in manufacturing Military batteries. Bren-Tronics has won government contracts for this specific NSN several times in the past. Today EnerSys the current owner of Bren-Tronics can say they now provide military CSEL Batteries.
Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio AN/PRQ-7-7A
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) AN/PRQ-7 is a Survival Radio system. It’s the replacement for all Joint Combat Search and Rescue radios, such as the PRC-90 and PRC-112. Aircrew and special forces use this radio to support survival, evasion, and personnel recovery operations.
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) joint program, led by the Air Force and Air Combat Command (ACC) is the Lead Command for CSEL. It’s classified as Air Force Acquisition Category III.
Contract Award Number: SPRBL1-26-D-0014
Contracting Office: DLA Weapons Support Land at Aberdeen
F-15 Eagle firing an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Mission Execution Directorate, Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate, F-15 Division (WAQ) awarded a 131.2 Billion Dollar contract to build and modernize the F-15 Eagle Aircraft for U.S. Airforce and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.
This Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract FA8634-26-D-B001 awarded to Boeing (NYSE: BA) today was originally posted to SAM.gov in November 2025 under the solicitation number FA8634-26-D-XTBD, it was a “Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award”. The program is known as F-15 Eagle Crest (F-15 Eagle Weapon System).
Wright Field in 1930 – Home of Wright Patterson Air Force Base
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) F-15 Division (WAQ) is in charge of development, production, sustainment, and modernization of U.S. Air Force and Foreign Military Sales Fighter Aircraft such as the F-15. The Primary operation locations are at Wright-Patterson AFB, Hill AFB, Tinker AFB, Robins AFB.
Today is the second day Defense Logistics Agency DLAs Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) web servers have been unresponsive. Seasoned Government contractors selling to DoD for many years see this as a normal occurrence. Government contractors typically rely on alternative or supplementary sources like BidLink to provide additional information such as NSN, bid and award data. Although to submit your bid to an open solicitation you do need access to DIBBS.
What is DIBBS and can’t I just use SAM.gov?
DIBBS vs. System for Award Management (SAM.gov)
DIBBS is the Defense Departments portal for Government contractors to search for and submit bids to open solicitations posted by the Defense Logistic Agency (DLA). DIBBS is also where you might go to get a PDF copy of a current open contract, however once those contracts are closed they are removed from the DIBBS system and you must look at supplemental sources or use Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests to obtain original PDFs of old contracts.
SAM.gov
The System for Award Management or SAM is the U.S. Governments website where both solicitations and awards are posted. SAM solicitations relating to Defense Logistics Agency DLA will be posted to SAM.gov with links to the DIBBS site to get the actual PDF solicitation details. Typically DLA related PDFs are not hosted on the SAM.gov. website, you either need go to DIBBS (when the contracts are active) or use an alternate sources or FOIA requests.
Where were the bids posted before DIBBS?
Answer: The Procurement Gateway
The Procurement Gateway (http://progate.daps.dla.mil/) was a legacy DLA application replaced by DLA in the early 2000s under DLAs Logistics Modernization efforts through the Enterprise Business Systems (EBS). For those who remember it was very similar, see below:
Department of Defense Procurement Gateway
Department of Defense RFQ search on the Procurement Gateway
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Today the Army announced a new project under the Army Enterprise Strategic Capital Initiative (SCI) to partner with FedEx to speed up logistics. The domestic non-tactical Depots will be modernized.
What is the Army Enterprise Strategic Capital Initiative (SCI)?
The Army posted a Request for Information (RFI) (solicitation) on February 27, 2026 asking U.S. Industry to help with the modernization of the U.S. Army. Using Strategic Partnerships and Private Capital investments these types of agreements can exist without the use of congressional appropriations to solve critical modernization requirements the Army currently has.
Agreements of this type already exist within the U.S Government known as Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) facilities. This specific project hits one of the bullet points in the Strategic Capital Initiative RFI to Strengthening Logistics and Supply Chains. Domestic non-tactical Depots and Organic Industrial Base (OIB) sites will be modernized.
The Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative will pair Army depots and demand requirements with FedEx Dataworks logistics expertise and Google’s secure cloud to help meet supply chain demands. The Army hopes to have a finalized implementation plan by November 2026.
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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLAs) Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) is not Not Working Today.
It went down sometime yesterday, you might see something like this “DIBBS is presently under going maintenance” or probably nothing at all.
DIBBS is the website where the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) posts thousands of open solicitations and awards for item the DoD is buying.
Hopefully the’ll fix it soon.
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