About this opportunity
AI summaryThe buyer seeks written quotes to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract for engine air manifolds, identified as a critical application item under NSN 1560-007802339. The procurement covers a five-year contract period with an estimated annual demand of 20 each, a minimum delivery order quantity of 5 each, a maximum delivery order quantity of 20 each, and a government First Article Testing requirement. This opportunity is a small business set-aside open to all responsible sources registered in the System for Award Management. Offerors must submit written quotes by the closing date of December 17, 2026, with the solicitation issued via the DLA Internet Bid Board System on November 16, 2026. The buyer will equally weight price, past performance, and delivery when making the award decision.
Scope of work
- MANIFOLD,ENGINE AIR (NSN: 1560-007802339)
- Government FAT requirement
- Estimated Annual Demand Quantity: 20 EA
- Minimum Delivery Order Quantity: 5 EA
- Maximum Delivery Order Quantity: 20 EA
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Price | equally weighted |
| Past Performance | equally weighted |
| Delivery | equally weighted |
| other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Suppliers must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with required annual updates
Documents to include with your response
- Written quote
- Certified Cost and Pricing Data (may be required)
Key dates
- Issue Date
- 11/16/2026
- Closing Date
- 12/17/2026
How to submit
- Method
- Written quote
- Instructions
- Please submit offers in writing. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.
Contract details
- Term
- 5-year base period
- Set-aside / preference
- small business set aside
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- SPE4A727R0104
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Defense Logistics Agency › DLA Aviation
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Responses due
- Nov 15, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 30, 2026
- NAICS
- 336413 · Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 1560
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Contracting contact
- Montana Kipp445-737-2172
Montana.Kipp@dla.mil
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336413, since Oct 1, 2024
124,806 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$4.5B
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- 5. THE BOEING COMPANY$2.1B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.