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The M203 is a single-shot 40mm under barrel grenade launcher which can blast anything within a 350 meter range.  DLA Land and Maritime is soliciting Leaf sight and rail grabbers with a National Stock Number of 1010-01-453-5387.

The solicitation is for 1,332 units to LSO Combat Vehicles and Armament, with a due date of July 2, 2020.  DLA estimates the cost per unit at $100, but recent procurement history shows a price of $57 in quantity of 1,000.  Tri-technology last supplied these to DLA.

At the most recent price, this contract could be worth $75,924.

To see this solicitation, log into BidLink and put SPE7L4-20-T-3981 in the “search for  anything” box.

DLA Land and Maritime is looking for electrical power cables for vehicular use.  The cable assembly includes a twelve foot cable p/n 19207-11682336-4 and two adapters p/n 19207-11677570.  A drawing with id 11682379-4 is available at TACOM Warren.  Previous sales of this item were from Supplycore, Inc. in Rockford, IL for a unit price of $268 in small quantities.

The solicitation is for five option years with the following quantity ranges:

• 1-183
• 184-366
• 367-732
• 733-1,098

Contract Minimum value: $1,961.76

Contract Maximum value: $1,471,320

Proposals for this RFP should be e-mailed to DIBBS by July 20, 2020.  To learn more, log into BidLink and put SPE7L7-20-R-0011 in the “search for anything” box at the top of the screen.

The 11th Contracting Squadron (11 CONS) proposes to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Flight Attendant Uniforms .  This is different from a solicitation, whereas a BPA is an agreement where the military can order using a government credit card from a supplier at pre-established pricing.  There is no set quantity nor termination date, but DOD provides an estimate of how many units they need each year.

Offers must be returned by June 24, 2020 at 3:00PM EST.

To learn more about this request, log into BidLink and put FA286020QM013 into the “Search for anything” box at the top of the screen.

Hill Air Force is requesting bids on 39 control surface repair kits with an estimated contract value of $229,000. The most recent order was in 2014, won by Thomas Instrument in Boerne, Tx at a price of $5,888 per unit.  The solicitation is a small-business set-aside.

Offers are due at DLA by June 23, 2020.

The parts kit, NSN 1560-01-561-0288  includes washers, lock nuts, assembly thrust bearings, shafts, and number 4 cork. Suppliers must be qualified by DLA.  Technical data is available.

To learn more about this solicitation, log into BidLink and enter SPE4A7-20-T-222S into “Search for anything” at the top of the screen.

DLA Land and Maritime is requesting proposals for supply of two diesel engine parts kits.  These kits are to maintain the 30KWB 805B / 806B and 815B /816B diesel generators.

The solicitation includes two national stock numbers with a maximum contract value of $1.8 Million.  DLA projects annual demand quantity as follows:

Offerers  for this five year contract must submit proposals to DLA by July 10, 2020.

To see the details on this solicitation, log into BidLink and put SPE7LX-20-R-0143 in the “Search for anything” box atop the screen.

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking 5 to 20 structural panels for the KC-135 aircraft.  The request for proposal was issued on June 10 with responses due on July 10.

This solicitation is designated 100% small business set-aside.

The awardee will receive a five year Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDC).  DLA estimates they will need 20 units per year, but are only obligated to purchase a minimum of 5 units.  Intended sources include:

• Nordham Group (cage 29957)
• Handy Tool & Mfg (91750)
• Honeycomb Co of America (99115)
• Craft Mfg (0CMM5)

Other small businesses are welcome to submit proposals, although source approval is required. You can learn more about these companies including other items they have sold by logging into BidLink.

Technical data is available on the Boeing designed aluminum panel.

To see detail on this solicitation, log into BidLink and put SPE4A720R0759 into “Search for Anything” at the top of the screen.

A solicitation was issued on June 4 for 29 parts kits for guns to be delivered to Warner Robins Air Force Base. Recent procurement history indicates a price of $6,822 per kit for a total contract value of $197,838.

The kit includes:

• Self-locking nuts
• Machine screws
• Shear bolts
• Shims
• Spring pins
• Machine screws
• Retaining rings
• Lock washers
• Entrance unit
• drum unit

Price quotes are due by June 15.  For a complete parts list including National Stock Numbers and quoting details, go to BidLink.net

Naval Sea Systems Command awarded $76,187,806 to Timken Gears and Services for MRG Shipsets.

Today under a previous Navy contract N00024-16-C-4202, NAVSEA exercised an option for Main Reduction Gear (MGR) Shipsets for the Arleigh Burke-Class Guided-Missile Destroyers (DDG-51).  This base Government contract was initially awarded on February 12^th 2016.

Solicitation N00024-15-R-4202 from NAVSEA Contracts Division SEA 02 resulted in this award.  It was originally posted on December 23, 2014, with NAVSEA receiving only two responses.

NAVSEA’s SEA 02 contracting offices award close to $24 billion in contracts annually for ships, submarines, repair and major weapon systems.

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Today New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hosted a conference call with Governors from six North Eastern States to discuss the “Smart Reopening of their States.  This new collaborative task force currently includes New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware.

This live conference call was broadcasted Monday afternoon, included comments by each of the Governors, Andrew Cuomo, Phil Murphy, Ned Lamont, Tom Wolf, Gina Raimondo and John Carney.  This new group plans on working together, reviewing Government data to help come up with the best decisions on how to reopen their states.

One of the questions Governor Cuomo fielded after the conference related to Government Contracts and FEMA – the purchasing of Ventilators and PPE.

Over the past few months we’ve had many clients come to us (BidLink) looking to find Government solicitations relating to Personal Protective Equipment or PPE.  The Federal Government and Department of Defense (DOD) buy these items all the time.  Currently one Government solicitation posted by FEMA (a division of Homeland Security) includes a full list of PPE items including items such as Tyvek suits, Face shields and N-95 Respirators.

This Government solicitation was posted under Product Service Code: 6515 – Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies and under NAICS Code: 423450 – Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers.  The solicitation number is 70FA2020R00000011

This is only one of the 1000’s of DOD and Federal Government Solicitations posted every day.  Many Successful Government contractors rely on 3^rd party tools that help consolidate and refine solicitation results, in addition provide data such as part number, NSN and procurement history data.

The more solicitations and data (by volume) you can review each day the better your chances will be in winning more DOD contracts.

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The Merger between Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation UTC Merger was completed today.  Raytheon Technologies Headquartered in Waltham, Mass is a large Defense contractor with “a global team of 195,000 employees, including 60,000 engineers and scientists.” according to SEC press release.

Raytheon Company, stock symbol “RTN” and United Technologies stock symbol “UTX” ceased trading on April 2, 2020.  United Technologies changed its name to Raytheon Technologies Corporation, stock shares now trade under the ticker symbol “RTX”.

Raytheon Technologies Businesses:
Collins Aerospace Systems
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Raytheon Missiles & Defense

If you are looking for detailed information relating to Raytheon Technologies or any other Government contractor selling to DOD using the specific CAGE code(s) relating to the division of interest will return the best results.

Here is one example of the detailed information you can see based on CAGE code data.  One of the found CAGE codes for United Technologies Corporation is CAGE 52661.  This CAGE is currently listed “Doing Business as” Pratt & Whitney.

After finding the CAGE code of interest we reviewed all the sales relating to this specific CAGE code.

One of the orders we found that Pratt & Whitney received yesterday was for a Liquid Pump Housing NSN 4320-00-356-2578.  DLA Land and Maritime ordered a total of 86 units with a unit price of $899.67 each totaling $77,371.62.  The associated Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) number is SPE4A1-15-G-0006 and the Solicitation that resulted in this order was SPE7M5-19-T-454P.

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