DLA Aviation is looking for companies to provide competition for this cable assembly used in the F-16 and A-10 Thunderbolt. Currently the only supplier is Thunderbolt Defense. The most recent purchase was for 75 units at $3,300 each. The price has risen from $2,070 in 2019.
DLA estimates annual demand for this item at 321 units, which is up from 239 units earlier this year. They estimate annual purchases at $915,951.
The original Thales part number is A13091-5. DLA is so interested in finding suppliers that they are willing to make a sample available to vendors to reverse engineer.
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