Month: May 2026

Sikorsky Seahawk SH-60B

DLA Aviation is soliciting dial pressure gauges (NSN 6685-01-161-8612) used on the Sikoirsky Seahawk helicopter. This gauge has a range of +40 to +200 PSI with 20 PSI gradations. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. Total quantity is 111 units.

The last company to sell these to the military was Pacific Scientific for $2,690 in quantity of 123. Prior to that, Jamaica Bearing sold them for $3,001 in quantity of 176. The price increased from $973 in 2022.

Based on an analysis of past procurement pricing we estimate the value of this contract at $300,000. The awardee has 158 days to deliver the goods.

Offers due by June 4, 2026.

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DLA Aviation has issued a pre-solicitation which will result in a two year contract for F-15 bumper assemblies. This announcement precedes the solicitation to give manufacturers more time to get approved to supply this part. The formal solicitation will be issued on or about June 8, 2026.

The last company to supply this bumper (NSN 1560-01-045-0371) was Maven Engineering which sold 621 units for $875 each. The first article test item cost the government $1,200. Although the solicitation says F-15, technical characteristics and next higher assembly indicate this item is for the F-16.

The announcement states annual demand of 320 units for total of 640 over two years. However DLA’s annual demand database shows 2,180 annual demand with 20 in stock and 880 on back-order.

Based on past procurement history we estimate the value of this contract at $560,000. Drawings are available and the contract is set-aside for small businesses.

To learn more, log into BidLink and put SPE4A7-26-R-0578 into Search for Anything at the top.

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DLA Land and Maritime will be issuing a five year contract for supply of parts for the HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck). The contract will last for five years against which DLA will issue periodic delivery orders. There are four line items in the solicitation:

NSN	Item	Annual quantity	Last price / vendor
5330-01-147-6003	Packaging	405	$1.71 / Triman Ind.
5330-01-234-2618	Gasket	895	$15.28 / Kampi
5330-01-348-8345	Gasket	251	$26.75 / BC Tech
2530-01-474-5785	Parts kit, ball joint	26,271	$33 / Triman Ind.

Based on past procurement history, we estimate the value of this contract at $4.4 Million.

All offers due by June 17, 2026.

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DLA Troop Support has issued a solicitation which will result in a five year contract for duffel bags. The military will purchase 2.4 Million bags over the contract term.

The solicitation includes two styles of bags, regular and improved:

NSN	Annual Demand	Unit Price
8465-01-117-8699	200,000	$23.38
8465-01-604-6541	280,000	$35.53

The last company to supply these to the military was Park Industries at the prices above. Quantities on these orders were 228,800 and 156,800 respectively. DLA has an estimated minimum of 600,000 and a maximum of 4,950,000 total over five years.

Based on this we estimate the value of this contract at $74 Million. All offers are due by June 30, 2026.

To learn more, log into BidLink and put SPE1C1-26-R-0054 into Search for Anything at the top.

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