5 Year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract for Multiple Fiber Optic Test NSNs

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Maritime-Mechanicsburg is conducting a market survey for a potential 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to procure fiber optic test equipment, specifically an Optical Loss Test Kit and Optical Loss Test Unit. The agency is seeking qualified suppliers capable of providing alternate products that maintain the same form, fit, and function as the currently approved item while remaining compatible with existing weapons system components. Key qualification requirements include comprehensive supplier information regarding product availability, pricing and delivery terms, company size and structure, cost or pricing data capability, material composition, and inventory maintenance practices. The evaluation will assess commercial versus military specification options, minimum order quantities, and willingness to accept option years with Economic Price Adjustment clauses. Responses to this market survey must be submitted by March 18, 2026, directed to Griffith Basehore at griffith.r.basehore@dla.mil; however, it is important to note that this is an informational sources sought notice and not a formal Request for Proposal, and responses are strictly voluntary with no obligation for contract award.

This pre-solicitation notice carries no set-aside designation and does not constitute a commitment by the government to award a contract. The current approved supplier is KITCO FIBER OPTICS INC (CAGE: 08RC6), though the market survey explicitly seeks alternative sources. The contract will cover two related NSNs with an estimated yearly requirement of 15 units for each item (30 units total annually), though no specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this market survey phase. Respondents should be prepared to address 16 comprehensive survey questions if designating items as commercial, which would require an additional seven questions providing documentation of actual sales to the general public, commercial marketplace availability, technical relationship to commercial equivalents, warranty information, and pricing catalogs or web links. No funds are available to compensate respondents for preparation of responses to this announcement.