DLA Aviation is looking for companies to compete to manufacture this hydraulic filter. The filter is used in the SH-60B and HH-60 helicopters. They have determined that the government could see better pricing if they could encourage more competition.
Currently the only supplier is Akrwin Industries which last sold these filters to the military for $427.41 in quantity of 211. The OEM part number is 1311024-254. DLA estimates annual demand at 911 each year. Based on internal estimates DLA expects to spend $541,024 each year on these filters.
Although there is no technical data package on this item, DLA is so interested in finding suppliers that they are making samples available for vendors to borrow or purchase to reverse engineer.
To learn more about this item, log into BidLink and put 1650-01-204-5359 into the “Search for Anything” box. BidLink can assist your company in acquiring samples from DLA.
