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5 year RFP for electrical splice connectors $814,952

DLA ASC Supplier Operations has issued a solicitation which will result in a 5 year contract for electrical “butt” connectors. These connectors, NSN 5940-00-271-7741 are used to splice two wires together. DLA estimates it purchases 3,602 packages (100 ea) totaling 18,010 packages over five years. These connectors comply with MIL-S-81824.

The last company to sell these to the military was Electro Products Sales Corp (cage 9A632) for $45.25 in quantity of 230 packages. Other suppliers include Management Solutions and Tyco electronics.

Based on an analysis of procurement history pricing we estimate this contract’s value at $814,952 over the contract term.

All offers due by April 19, 2026.

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March solicitations with no procurement history

We periodically check for solicitations that have no buy history as this is a strategy employed by our clients. The list can expose new NSNs that might not be in your NSN watch list, or items the government needs but cannot find sources. In either case it’s worth looking at.

The time we’ve excluded everything that is not AMC 1G (technical data available). This excludes source approval requirements, obsolete parts, QPL, and other limiting categories. These should all be items that can be sourced, or manufactured from available tech data.

I’ll list the first 40 here and include a CSV where you can download all 260 items.

Solicitation #NSNItem
SPE7L7-26-T-23251005-01-715-1813SOCKET,QUICK DETACH
SPE7L3-26-T-72401005-01-723-1183PARTS KIT,GUN
SPE7L4-26-T-29591020-01-527-5288PISTON,GUN GAS CYLI
SPE7M1-26-T-74821220-01-019-4547SUPPORT ASSEMBLY,BE
SPE4A6-26-T-963Z1420-01-714-9333CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPEC
SPE4A6-26-T-00F31560-01-691-6066SUPPORT,STRUCTURAL
SPE4A7-26-T-107B1560-01-732-8002SKIN,AIRCRAFT
SPE4A7-26-T-107D1560-01-732-8004BRACKET,STRUCTURAL
SPE4A7-26-T-097K1560-01-733-4026SUPPORT,STRUCTURAL
SPE4A7-26-T-081Y1660-01-611-3302INSULATION PIPE COV
SPE4A0-26-T-22131680-01-536-4411MODIFICATION KIT,AI
SPE4A7-26-T-097N1680-01-621-6802NRP,EMI GASKT,RTRCT
SPE8E9-26-Q-03431730-01-593-6167IDLERROLLER
SPE7M4-26-T-77322010-01-719-4913BEARING,STAVE SHAPE
SPE7M4-26-T-76442040-01-667-3428DOOR,METAL,MARINE S
SPE7L3-26-T-71042040-01-684-5606ROLLER,CHOCK
SPE7L1-26-T-216L2040-01-690-1320SKIN,FALTBOAT
SPE7L1-26-T-215K2040-01-690-1352SKIN,FALTBOAT
SPE7L1-26-T-216M2040-01-690-1353SKIN,FALTBOAT
SPE7M4-26-T-81392040-01-690-1614SKIN,FALTBOAT
SPE7M4-26-T-81922040-01-702-6500DECK COVERING,LIGHT
SPE7M4-26-T-77052040-01-721-9577STRAINER,HULL INTAK
SPE7M4-26-T-82182090-01-682-5889PARTS KIT BOW PLANE
SPE7M4-26-T-81362090-01-700-5716BUOYANCY BOX,MARINE
SPE7M4-26-T-81582090-01-700-6838BUOYANCY BOX,MARINE
SPE7M4-26-T-84592090-01-701-4688PANEL,BODY,VEHICULA
SPE7M0-26-T-55692090-01-707-5715TREAD,METALLIC,NONS
SPE7L0-26-T-02062510-01-642-9611FRAME SECTION,WINDO
SPE7L3-26-T-66022510-01-713-9985PANEL,BODY,VEHICULA
SPE7L3-26-T-72002510-01-734-9575BRACKET,VEHICULAR C
SPE7L3-26-T-66732520-00-868-8059UNIVERSAL JOINT,VEH
SPE7L3-26-T-71722530-01-614-4131BRAKE,SHOE TYPE
SPE7L3-26-T-72592530-01-629-7622LINK ASSEMBLY,TRACK
SPE7L3-26-T-72052530-01-675-4711ARM,CONTROL,VEHICUL
SPE7L4-26-T-31372540-01-699-5077ARMOR,SUPPLEMENTAL,
SPE7L3-26-T-65962541-01-267-8115BOX,AMMUNITION STOW
SPE7L4-26-T-32372590-01-604-1093BRACKET,VEHICULAR C
SPE7L3-26-T-70672590-01-652-0805BRACKET,VEHICULAR C
SPE7L3-26-T-66242590-01-672-6723INSTALLATION KIT,VE

Download March no-history solicitations here:

BidLink_no_history_bids_1GDownload

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NSN Velocity

We’re always looking for new ways to find opportunities in government data. Today’s report looks at buying trends. We analyzed all procurement history looking for significant increases in quantity purchases over time. DOD has allocated significant funds to re-stocking munitions, building new ships / planes, and maintenance operations. We want to know where the priorities lie and where money is moving.

We’ve filtered out some data to reduce the noise and deal with erroneous data (like quantity 99999) and generated a list of items with the greatest NSN Velocity. Procurement history broken into two groups (2021-2022, and 2024-2025). Anything with a quantity increase of over 150% between the two periods was looked at. We excluded anything with less that $300,000 in spending from 2024-2025.

item_nameQuantity
2021-2022 		Quantity
2024-2025		Total spend
2024-2025
INSTALLATION KIT, VEHICLE54376

$38,129,649
FOAM LIQUID,FIRE EX66252

$34,509,037
HELMET,ADVANCED COM5383580

$34,295,576
TARPAULIN138711483

$34,091,280
HELMET,ADVANCED COM5682998

$29,998,622
CLOTH,GABARDINE791739583

$29,374,000
BAG,PROTECTIVE,SLEE254214388

$26,463,933
TROUSERS,CHEMICAL P1464393

$26,185,073
FIELD PACK7828355

$20,634,577
DECONTAMINATION KIT14103670

$18,815,134
EXTINGUISHER,FIRE320904

$18,335,214
BEARING,PLAIN,ROD E99446

$16,018,772
HEATER MODULE,HEATE1200332008

$14,803,498
GASOLINE,AUTOMOTIVE401510351

$14,705,595
LINER,MULTI PURPOSE271910642

$13,932,070
COAT,CHEMICAL PROTE5002063

$13,287,844
NUT,SELF-LOCKING,EX305513537

$13,177,273
COAT,HOT WEATHER391511059

$12,295,601
FITTING,STRUCTURAL2711039

$11,279,978
ACCELEROMETER,ELECT102335

$10,849,950
FILTER ELEMENT,INTA170460

$10,550,426
SHIRT,COMBAT14605591

$10,522,415
CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPEC124414

$10,497,407
HELMET,ADVANCED COM931066

$10,449,201
BEARING,PLAIN,SELF-2661155

$10,270,536
CAPSULE ASSEMBLY,FL60210

$10,139,449
ION EXCHANGE COMPOU325710205

$10,039,752
TROUSERS,CHEMICAL P1461445

$9,705,642
SCREW,CAP,HEXAGON H161612694

$9,647,112

This is the top of the list. You can download the entire list with NIINs in this csv:

nsn_velocity_2021-2025Download

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C-130 servo valve parts kit RFP – $213,000 est value

C-130J Aircraft
C-130J Aircraft

DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation which will result in a five year contract for supply of servo valve parts kits (1650-00-510-9088) used on the C-130 aircraft. This kit consists of 30 items and technical data is available. As for quantity the government wants two quotes: One for annual demand quantity of 160 units (800 total over contract term), and 240 units (1,200 total).

The last company to supply these to the military was G.S.E. Dynamics which sold them for $178 in quantity of 49. The price has risen from $84 in 2023 in similar quantities. Other suppliers include Aviarms Support Corp, CU Enterprises, Infinity Fabrication, and Sey Tec.

Based on procurement history pricing using the alternate max ADQ of 240 is $213,000. The contract has a max contract value of $350,000. Suppliers have 275 days after each delivery order to supply the goods.

All offers due by March 13, 2026.

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