Month: April 2025

DOD contract numbers can tell you a lot about the contract type, location, and when it was awarded.  Knowing this can help you understand the different procurement methods while scanning procurement history.

A contract number (like SPE7LX-25-T-0603) is broken into sections:

SPE7LX – DODAAC or Agency code.  This is the office that issued it.

25 – The year it was issued.

T – Instrument type (9th position)

0603 – Instrument number; Usually sequential, incrementing upward.

THE NINTH POSITION

Today we focus on this ninth position (when omitting dashes) of the Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID).  PIIDs can represent solicitations as well as contracts.

Instrument	9th position
Blanket purchase agreements	A
Invitations for bids	B
Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery	C
Indefinite-delivery contracts (IDC)	D
Reserved for future Federal Government use	E
Orders or calls under IDC; BPA; BOA	F
Basic ordering agreements	G
Basic agreements and loan agreements	H
Not used	I
Reserved for future Federal Government use	J
Reserved for departmental or agency use	K
Lease agreements	L
Reserved for departmental or agency use	M
Reserved for departmental or agency use	N
Not used	O
Purchase Orders	P
Requests for quotations	Q
Requests for proposals	R
Reserved for departmental or agency use	S
Automated award	T
See Q, when out of numbers substitute this	U
See P, when out of numbers substitute this	V
Reserved for future Federal Government use	W
Reserved for future Federal Government use	X
Imprest fund	Y
Reserved for future Federal Government use	Z

To learn more about PIID numbers:

https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/compiled_html/subpart_4.16.html

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DLA Troop Support has issued a solicitation for 150 Ammunition Grade Shipping Containers (nsn 8140-01-296-7241). These containers  are side opening with dimensions of 20′ x 8′ x 8’6″.  Containers must comply with ISO standards.  Containers will be painted with FEDSTD-595, CAMO-Green #34094 with ISO Markings in white.

The last company to sell these to the military was Intrepid Eagle, Inc. which sold them for $10,998 in quantity of 200.  They were also supplied by Sea Box, Inc. for $11,250 in quantity of 78.  Based on an analysis of procurement history we estimate the value of this contract at $1.6 Million.

Containers will be shipped to McAlester Army Ammo Plant (qty 75) and Tooele Army Depot (qty 75). Awardees have 220 days from the order to deliver.

All offers due by April 16, 2025.

To learn more, log into BidLink and put SPE8ED-25-Q-0482 into Search for Anything at the top.

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DLA Land and Maritime has issued a solicitation for 8,600 padlocks (NSN 5340-00-682-1505).  This is a common style lock which is a Commercially Off The Shelf item (COTS).  Manufacturers include American Lock and Master Lock.

They were last sold to the military by Burhani Enterprises (CAGE 4NWK0) for $52 ea in quantity of 4,907.  Other suppliers include Independent Hardware, and W.W. Grainger.

Based on an analysis of past procurement history we estimate the value of this order at $447,200.  All offers are due by May 6, 2025.

To learn more, log into BidLink and put SPE7L1-25-R-0060 into Search for Anything at the top.

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