{"id":3119,"date":"2021-02-23T19:40:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=3119"},"modified":"2021-02-23T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T19:40:04","slug":"dla-competition-seat-cushion-162900-annual-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2021\/02\/dla-competition-seat-cushion-162900-annual-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"DLA wants more competition on this seat cushion; $162,900 annual purchases"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"1680-01-602-4457
1680-01-602-4457 Seat Cushion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DLA Aviation buys 209 of these aircraft seat cushions annually, spending $162,900 each year.\u00a0 Currently,\u00a0 Martin Baker is the only supplier of this item,\u00a0 part number MBEU240245.\u00a0 It was last sold for $572.27 in single quantities.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Military would like to see more competition for this item, and believes they can get better pricing if they do.\u00a0 They are making technical documentation and drawings available to vendors who would like to compete.\u00a0 DLA is so interested in seeing more competition that they are making samples available for companies to purchase or borrow for reverse engineering.<\/p>\n

If your company can produce seat cushions, it might be worth considering making this item.\u00a0 There is no current solicitation for this cushion.\u00a0 This is an announcement regarding DLA’s interest in finding other contractors to supply it long-term.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this item, log into BidLink<\/a> and put 1680-01-602-4457 into the \u201cSearch for Anything\u201d box.\u00a0 BidLink can assist your company in acquiring samples from DLA.<\/p>\n

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DLA Aviation buys 209 of these aircraft seat cushions annually, spending $162,900 each year.\u00a0 Currently,\u00a0 Martin Baker is the only supplier of this item,\u00a0 part number MBEU240245.\u00a0 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 … <\/p>\n

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