{"id":4472,"date":"2026-07-07T19:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/?p=4472"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:44:19","slug":"dla-plans-to-buy-11250-oakley-sunglasses-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidlink.net\/news\/2026\/07\/dla-plans-to-buy-11250-oakley-sunglasses-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"DLA plans to buy 11,250 Oakley Sunglasses this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Even Dogs Wear Ballistic Eyewear in the Military<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment division posted two separate Small Business Set-Aside solicitations last week for Military Goggles.\u00a0 These Safety goggles \/ Spectacles will go directly to help stock up one of Defense Logistics Agency\u2019s (DLAs) Third-Party Logistics (3PL) warehouses.\u00a0 This specific warehouse is under the Universal Third-Party Logistics (U3PL) Program managed by a DLA contracted partner, Industries of the Blind (IOB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s a 3PL Contract?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Contracts are awarded by DLA to companies with expertise in warehousing, transportation, inventory management, and procurement.\u00a0 In fact, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support\u2019s Clothing and Textiles supply chain works with multiple companies using these 3PL arrangements.\u00a0 The majority of DLA Troop Support\u2019s Clothing and Textiles business of military clothing inventory, is supported by third-party logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these solicitations two different types of Goggles\/Spectacles are being procured, both are Improved Ballistic Eyewear otherwise known as IBE.\u00a0 The Improved Ballistic Eyewear Spectacle system consists of a spectacle and a goggle. \u00a0These were previously called Military Eyewear Protection System (MEPS). \u00a0The U.S. Marine Corps use the Eye Safety System (ESS) Crossbow. \u00a0\u00a0Military units can also requisition eyewear listed on the Army’s Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two NSNs listed in the solicitations SPE8E6-26-Q-0541 and SPE8E6-26-Q-0539<\/a> are both manufactured by the company ESS, CAGE code 1NG39 who is a Subsidiary of Oakley, Inc.\u00a0 ESS Crossbow Kit Crossbow Unit Issue Kit and the Profile NVG Unit Issue Black Kit are what they are seeking to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a government contractor seeking to find open solicitations<\/a> for items such as these here are two simple ways your bid searches could be set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n