DLA Aviation has announced that they are looking for additional suppliers to provide this externally threaded shank adapter ,NSN 4710-01-507-7949, used on the Eagle F-15, F-16, and A-10 aircraft. It is managed out of Robins AFB, GA.
Although the item doesn’t specifically say where its used, it’s probably part of some Control Unit such as an adapter for a solenoid shaft like a push/pull operation. It’s a simple item with a hole in the larger diameter of the shaft with a thread at the opposite end. The largest diameter is around a ½ inch with overall length about 1-1/2 inches.
There is only one supplier of this item, Hamilton Sunstrand, which last sold these for $415 ea in quantity of 26. DLA estimates that they will purchase 748 of these each year.
There are no drawings available but DLA is so interested in finding competition that they are making samples for companies to reverse engineer. This is a simple turned part that any machine shop can produce, and could provide a great opportunity for companies looking to get into defense contracting ahead of a possible recession.
Based an analysis of past procurement history pricing we estimate that the government will spend $310,420 each year on this item. DLA’s internal estimate is higher at $465,951.
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