Month: April 2024

DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation for cable assemblies used in the SATCOM system. This 100 foot cable NSN 5995-01-598-6039 has three branches, two 90 degree connectors and one straight type E. It’s part of an installation and equipment kit NSN 7010-01-590-5528.  The resulting contract will  have two base years and three options for a total of five years.  The total estimated quantity over this term is 4,165.

Northrop Grumman is the OEM.  The last company to supply these to the military was Opti Manufacturing which sold them for $439 each in quantity of 250. They are a minority owed, disadvantaged small business. Other suppliers include Phillip Cable, Certified Manufacturing and Custom Cable.

Technical data is available on this item so new companies can compete.  There is a long time until the solicitation due date of June 24, 2024.

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DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation which will result in a long-term contract for wiring harnesses used on the C-130 aircraft. The contract will have a duration of five years against which DLA will issue periodic delivery orders.  Technical data is available on this item if new contractors want to compete.

This harness, NSN 5995-01-681-0498 was last sold to the military by ANA sourcing for $2,255 in quantity of 56 units.  Four years prior the same harness was sold for $1,664 in quantity of 100.  This is a relatively new NSN as it was registered in 2019.

Based on past procurement history and an estimated demand of 205 units over the contract term the contract should be valued at nearly a half million dollars.  However, there is a $250,000 maximum in the solicitation. We believe that the government utilized MLC pricing to set this maximum which often lags the most recent procurement history price, potentially leaving the government short of supply for this item. Potential bidders might want to mention this to the buyer.

All offers are due by April 15, 2024.

To learn more about this opportunity, log into BidLink and put SPE4A6-24-R-XA22 into the “Search for Anything” box. More solicitations like this can be found using BidLink’s intelligent solicitation search.

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