NSN: 4810-01-066-0321HS Noun: VALVE, LINEAR, DIRECT

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is procuring one (1) Linear, Direct Valve under NSN 4810-01-066-0321HS for C-130 aircraft applications through solicitation SPRTA1-25-Q-0470. This is a Foreign Military Sales case requiring new manufacture only of an aluminum alloy valve component (manufacturer part number 53150-1) with specific Item Unique Identification requirements per Engineering Order 2012C0657-T. The procurement mandates strict qualification requirements where manufacturers must either be the original design company or have successfully completed comprehensive testing as determined by the government, with compliance to ISO 9001-2015 standards. The valve must incorporate a specialized UID label and protective coating applied per military specifications. The solicitation has a response deadline of September 27, 2025, with delivery required by November 1, 2025, and offerors must hold their pricing firm for 120 days.

This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and falls under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees. No current contractors or incumbents are identified in the documentation, and the contract value is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, which exempts it from standard synopsis requirements. The single valve unit must be packaged according to MIL-STD 129 and MIL-STD 2073-1 specifications in containers measuring 8.3" x 8.3" x 12.5" with specific weight and cube requirements. Performance will occur in the United States with delivery to destination DBC003, and the procurement includes specific transportation provisions requiring F.O.B. Origin shipments with contractor prepayment of freight costs. The contractor must coordinate shipping instructions through the DCMA Transportation eTool System prior to shipment.