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DLA Troop Support Market Research Survey Fiber Rope Assembly

DLA Troop Support Market Research Survey Fiber Rope Assembly

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA TROOP SUPPORT- PHILADELPHIA

700 ROBBINS AVENUE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19111-5092

IN REPLY

REFER TO

DLA Troop Support-FCEA, Kyle Barner

DATE: July 8, 2026

SUBJECT: MARKET RESEARCH

NOMENCLATURE: Fiber Rope Assembly (NSN: 4020-00-881-8736)

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support is conducting market research on the above-mentioned item to determine an acquisition strategy that will enhance our support of military customers worldwide. DLA Troop Support would appreciate your company sharing its expertise and insight into how this item can be most efficiently procured.

DLA Troop Support anticipates issuing a solicitation for the Fiber Rope Assembly under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract. Any resultant contract may be for a term longer than one year. Furthermore, it may contain an option to extend the term of the contract. If an option to extend the term of the contract provision is included in the solicitation, each option term would be one year. However, the total contract term will not exceed five years. The answers to the questions concerning pricing will be one of the factors that will help the Government determine the term of the contract.

This is not a Request for Proposal. This inquiry should in no way be interpreted as a solicitation for offers. This Market Research Survey is for informational purposes only. No information provided in response to this inquiry will be considered binding between the vendor and the Government. With these facts in mind, it is requested that you review the Fiber Rope Assembly and answer the questions on the attached pages. The answers you provide will remain confidential. Please return this survey to Kyle Barner and Nicole Scott via email at Kyle.Barner@dla.mil and Nicole.Scott@dla.mil no later than Friday, August 7, 2026. Thank you for your time and consideration.

I. REQUIREMENTS:

Please complete the following:

1. Is your firm a –

a. |_| LARGE or |_| SMALL BUSINESS

b. |_| MANUFACTURER or |_| DEALER

c. If your firm is a dealer, identify Source of Supply:

2. Do you carry the Fiber Rope Assembly in your inventory?

3. What is your production lead-time for this item?

II. COMMERCIAL QUESTIONS

1. Is this item commercial or modified commercial in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101?

2. Is there a modified type of this item available in the commercial marketplace?

3. Does your company sell this item or a similar item in the commercial marketplace?

4. Are you interested in providing this item to the Government on a long term contract?

5. Is this item available on a catalog price list?

If yes, please provide a copy of the price list.

6. If you are a manufacturer, do you prefer using a dealer/distributor for Government business or do you deal directly with the Government?

7. If the item is not commercial, does your firm deal in commercial products that would be comparable to the item required and/or can they be used in lieu of this item? If so, can you provide examples?

III. GENERAL QUESTIONS

1. Is this item made of any type of material that is a major cost driver? For example, is this item made of steel, or a petroleum based product? If so, please state what material drives the cost of this item.

2. If you are a manufacturer, what is the production rate for this item? How many Fiber Rope Assemblies can be produced at one time? Is the manufacturing process a batch process or a continuous process?

3. Would your firm have a problem with delivering the First Article for testing in 90 days after the award of the Contract?

4. Do you have commercial warranties? If not, please explain what your standard warranty is for the items you sell. What is your commercial practice for returns? Do you use/have industry standards for product quality or safety?

5. Does your firm normally stock this item?

a. If yes, how many items are on hand at any given time?

b. If no, would you be willing to stock this item?

6. Please explain your storage capacity. Are you able to store large quantities of the Fiber Rope Assembly?

7. Is the pricing stable for this item?

8. Are there any special packaging requirements that you require that you would like to explain to the Government?

9. Have you encountered any specific problems with providing this item (i.e., long lead-times, national shortage of raw material, etc.)?

10. Please explain why and how your item is unique compared to other similar items in the industry.

11. Do any parts of this item consist of foreign material? Will restricting the requirements to only domestic material be a problem?

12. Are any components or raw materials of this item manufactured outside of the United States? If yes, please list which components/raw materials and the Country of Origin in the following chart:

13. Does your company have domestic sources from which it can obtain ALL parts and material needed for manufacturing this item?

14. Will restricting this requirement to only material manufactured by a small business be a problem?

15. Can you delivery this item on a FOB Destination basis?

16. Can you deliver this item to the stock point and/or military customers throughout CONUS and OCONUS?

17. Please provide the standard delivery time your firm can provide. What is the maximum quantity that can be provided within your delivery timeframe?

18. Do you currently have, or have you had contracts with other Government agencies? Were there any significant problems encountered? Have you provided or are you currently providing the requested item to Government or commercial customers?

19. Are you registered in DIBBS and SAM (System for Award Management)?

20. Could your firm support surge and contingency plan operations for emergency situations?

21. Delivery orders issued under a resultant contract would be communicated to your firm via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Does your firm have EDI capabilities? If not, do you plan on establishing EDI capabilities in the near future?

22. Please list any questions/concerns you may have regarding this potential procurement.

IV. Table

Please complete the table below.

Nomenclature Unit of Issue

Annual Estimated Quantity

Estimated Delivery (Days) Maximum Order Quantity Capability

Estimated Unit Price

Quantity Price Breaks

Estimated Total Price

Fiber Rope Assembly

EA

DLA is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that DLA will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this Market Research Survey. All costs associated with responding to this Market Research Survey will be solely at the responding party’s expense. Responses shall not include proprietary information. Any responses that are marked proprietary will not be considered.

Responses MUST include the following information:

1) Company Name:

2) Address:

3) Telephone Number(s):

4) Point(s) of Contact:

5) Email address:

6) Socioeconomic status: Small Business, SDVOSB, 8(A), SDB, VOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, etc.

7) Verification of registration in SAM (System for Award Management)

8) Answers to the questions above

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