1630145448496, piston, hydraulic BR:aircraft, stratolifter C/KC-, 05F

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

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Solicitation number
SPE4A726R0773
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research through a Sources Sought Notice to identify qualified manufacturers of NSN 1630-14-544-8496, a hydraulic piston for aircraft (Stratolifter C/KC-), with responses due by August 20, 2026, 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. The item is currently manufactured by SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS under part number A36501.

This is market research only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment to award. DLA Aviation seeks to determine whether other companies can manufacture or legitimately obtain this component to the same quality level or better than the incumbent.

Respondents interested in becoming an Approved Source should submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) application package through the SAR Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. The SAR must demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to equal or superior quality standards. Contractors bear the burden of documenting product equivalence or superiority.

Responses should be emailed to Michael Kershaw, Acquisition Specialist, at michael.kershaw@dla.mil, phone (445) 737-5609. The contracting office is located at 6090 Strathmore Road, Richmond, Virginia 23237. No funds are available to support response preparation, and all submissions are strictly voluntary. The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F. NAICS 336413 applies.

Notice text

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1630-14-544-8496, PISTON,HYDRAULIC BR.  This item is currently manufactured by SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (CAGE F6137) under part number A36501.  The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F. 

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only.  This is not a request for an offer.  This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government.  Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement.  No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement.  Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by August 20th, 2026, 3:00pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Michael Kershaw (michael.kershaw@dla.mil). 

Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237

Primary Point of Contact: Michael Kershaw, Acquisition Specialist, Phone: (445)737-5609, Email: michael.kershaw@dla.mil. 

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document.  A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item.  The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.

If there is an open solicitation for an NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation.

If you are submitting a SAR for an NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below:

DLA Aviation SAR Program Office

Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)

6090 Strathmore Rd.

Richmond, VA 23237

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
1630145448496, piston, hydraulic BR:aircraft, stratolifter C/KC-, 05F Latest Limited / Sole Source Justification
1630145448496, piston, hydraulic BR:aircraft, stratolifter C/KC-, 05F Latest pre-solicitation Pre-Solicitation
This notice Original Pre-Solicitation

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