The Defense Logistics Agency has issued a solicitation for 47 Abrasi-Blast Air Respirators, NSN 4240-01-396-1703. These commercial off-the-shelf respirators include an Ultravue face-piece, Hypalon Hood with Collar, Shoulder-Length supporting 35-40 psi. The OEM part number is 468722.
The last company to supply these to the military was Western Safety Products for $957.32 in quantity of 16. Other suppliers include Advance Safety, Arbill Industries, and ANA sourcing. Based on past procurement history we estimate this contract to be worth $44,321.
All offers are due by March 18, 2021.
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The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for aircraft maintenance ladders. This 8-rung aluminum ladder NSN 1730-01-424-2857 was originally manufactured by Wing Enterprises, although any ladder with the same specifications is acceptable. The Wing Enterprises part number is M126.
The contract does not designate a specific quantity, but cites annual demand at 50 units. The quantity could be more or less, with a maximum contract value of $250,000. These ladders will be periodically ordered against the contract, so they don’t have to be delivered all at once.
It was last sold to DOD by LSE Associates for $510 each in quantity of 24. Other suppliers include JGILS, An-mac Intercorp and Genesis J.I.T. DLA estimates the unit price of a single unit at $940.
All offers are due by March 16, 2021.
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DLA Clothing and Textiles division is planning to issue a long-term contract for women’s and men’s double breasted wool dress coats. Based on the government’s annual demand estimate, the contract will cover approximately 28,116 coats over three years. The military will submit delivery orders against this contract that has one base year and two option years.
The coats were last supplied by Bremen Bowden with pricing ranging from $106.41 to 128.48 in small quantities (60ea). The solicitation covers the following National Stock Numbers:
National Stock Number
Description
Annual Demand
8405-01-600-1738
Coat, Men’s Poly/Wool, Coast Guard
4,416
8410-01-600-2158
Coat, Women’s Poly/Wool, Coast Guard
1,272
8405-01-510-3574
Coat, Men’s Poly/Wool, Navy
2,424
8410-01-375-5648
Coat, Women’s Poly/Wool, Navy
1,260
A note about the first line item above; even though NSN 8405-01-600-1738 appears on a current solicitation, the stock number is officially designated as cancelled without replacement as of May 2012 according to DOD. However, the solicitation and attachments do provide enough information to produce the item. It might be worth mentioning to the buyer they they’re soliciting a cancelled NSN.
The coats are to comply with MIL-C-29107C. All offers are due at DLA by March 30, 2021.
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The Defense Logistics Agency is soliciting 9,800 tactical face shields in a large order to be shipped to Camp Murray, WA. This clear polycarbonate riot shield, NSN 8415-01-552-7134 is 8″ by 0.25″ thick, weighing 30.3oz (860g).
It was last supplied to the military by Aardvark corporation for $78.51 in quantity of 500. Other suppliers include Darbonnier Tactical, Tact360 and Paulson. Although Paulson is the only OEM listed in DOD databases, any supplier who can provide a shield fitting the salient characteristics described in the solicitation can bid. The Paulson part number is DK6-X.250AF.
Based on passed procurement history, we estimate this solicitation to be valued at $769,398. It has been set-aside for small businesses.
All offers are due by March 5, 2021.
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DLA Aviation buys 209 of these aircraft seat cushions annually, spending $162,900 each year. Currently, Martin Baker is the only supplier of this item, part number MBEU240245. It was last sold for $572.27 in single quantities.
The U.S. Military would like to see more competition for this item, and believes they can get better pricing if they do. They are making technical documentation and drawings available to vendors who would like to compete. DLA is so interested in seeing more competition that they are making samples available for companies to purchase or borrow for reverse engineering.
If your company can produce seat cushions, it might be worth considering making this item. There is no current solicitation for this cushion. This is an announcement regarding DLA’s interest in finding other contractors to supply it long-term.
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The Defense Logistics Agency is soliciting 18 launch holdback bars for the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program (ALREP). This critical safety item is necessary for ground support of certain aircraft. The military has the C9B aircraft listed as the end-item, although this aircraft was officially retired in 2017.
The bar, NSN 1720-01-064-6070 was last sold to DOD at $167,304 each in single quantity by York Precision. A larger order for 88 units sold for $62,521 each by the same company. DOD lists acquisition cost of a single unit at $102,107 each. The order states 18 + 1 test item, but the solicitation requests pricing for 5-10 and 11-25 units. DLA projects demand of one per month out to January 2025.
DLA requires delivery within 900 days of the order, although a first article test item is due within 200 days. A technical data package on this item is available for download.
NAVAIR considers the following quality programs acceptable for the “higher level quality clause” required for this critical item: ISO9000, ISO9001, AQS AC 7004, AS9003, AS9100 MIL-I-45208, or MIL-Q-9858. A report on welding procedures, and production testing / inspection is also required.
The original PDF Request for Proposal has a due date of March 8, 2021, although DIBBS is showing a due date of April 2, 2021. Check with the buyer to confirm before submitting.
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The Defense Logistics Agency is planning to issue a long-term Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for six volt lead-acid, wet charge batteries. The contract will have one base year and two optional years against which the military will be able to submit delivery orders.
The battery, NSN 6140-01-457-4255 was last sold to the defense department for $149.93 each in quantity of 6. It is a commercial off-the-shelf item with part numbers GC-110 and E-3600. The most recent vendor was Battery Service, Inc.
DLA Estimates annual demand at 138 each year, but has asked for pricing in annual quantities up to 207. At the estimated demand and past procurement history pricing, this contract could be worth $61,686 if all three years are executed.
All offers are due by February 25, 2021. This solicitation has been set-aside for small business.
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DLA Aviation ASC Commodities Division has issued a solicitation for 124,946 machine screws. These screws, NSN 5305-01-499-7657 were last supplied by Hoosier Industries for $0.44 each in quantity of 78,108. It has a manufacturer’s part number of 52116040.
The price on this screw has increased from $0.18 to $0.44 over the last 10 years. Other suppliers include Pioneer Industries, JGILS, Atlantic Diving Supply and Fontaine Trailer. According to DOD data, Fontaine is the OEM.
At the last purchase price, this solicitation could be worth $54,976. The Buy American Program applies to this solicitation.
The contract is set-aside for small businesses only. For this commodity class, and company with 500 or less employees is considered a small business. All offers are due by March 1, 2021.
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DLA Troop Support has issued two solicitation for a large quantity of men’s scarves. The last time the military ordered these scarves, they were provided by Aspiro, Inc. The scarves will comply with military specification MIL-S-2063.
Solicitation
NSN
Color
Quantity
Last price
Total
SPE1C1-21-Q-0055
8440-00-823-7520
Olive
17025
$6.13
$104,363
SPE1C1-21-Q-0076
8440-01-523-5765
Black
10650
$9.22
$98,193
TOTAL
$202,556
All responses to this RFQ are due by March 3, 2021. The winning vendor will have 90 days to supply the full order after DLA approves initial evaluation samples.
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DLA Aviation is looking for companies to compete to manufacture this hydraulic filter. The filter is used in the SH-60B and HH-60 helicopters. They have determined that the government could see better pricing if they could encourage more competition.
Currently the only supplier is Akrwin Industries which last sold these filters to the military for $427.41 in quantity of 211. The OEM part number is 1311024-254. DLA estimates annual demand at 911 each year. Based on internal estimates DLA expects to spend $541,024 each year on these filters.
Although there is no technical data package on this item, DLA is so interested in finding suppliers that they are making samples available for vendors to borrow or purchase to reverse engineer.
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