DLA Aviation is looking for more companies supply this hydraulic filter used on the SH-60B Helicopter. Currently there is only one supplier. The government has concluded that additional suppliers could provide competition which will lower acquisition cost.
The filter is currently supplied by Arkwin Industries, which sold them for $440.23 in quantity of 202. DLA estimates annual demand at 789. The military estimates that they will spend $488,383 each year on this filter in the absence of additional competition.
There are no technical data nor drawings for the item, but DLA is making samples available for companies to reverse engineer. There is no current solicitation for this item, but DLA purchases it regularly.
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