Transponder, sonar
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- Solicitation number
- SPE4A726R0458
- Agency
-
Aviation
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334290 Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5845 Underwater Sound Equipment
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research to identify potential sources for the procurement of sonar transponders (NSN 5845-015442032), a communications equipment product classified under NAICS code 334290 and PSC code 5845. This is a sources sought notice, not a formal solicitation, and interested parties are invited to voluntarily submit capability information by March 2, 2026. Potential contractors must demonstrate organizational capacity to design, manufacture, inspect, test, preserve, package, and ship sonar transponders while managing supply chain logistics, long-lead time procurement, and diminishing manufacturing sources. Interested companies should provide organizational details including name, address, contact information, website, and ownership structure, along with tailored capability statements that document organizational and staff qualifications to perform the work and describe any planned subcontracting or teaming arrangements. The government will evaluate market responses to determine potential vendor capacity for scope and scale of services, assess corporate financial and technical resources, and evaluate project management and delivery capabilities to inform the method of procurement and whether to conduct a set-aside or full and open competition.
This procurement is currently designated as unrestricted with no set-aside in place, though the government may elect to set aside the requirement for small businesses or pursue full and open competition with possible multiple awards. Four approved sources have been identified: GE Aviation Systems LLC (P/N 166936-08), Electrodynamics Inc (P/N 8501569-1), Dukane Seacom Inc (P/N DK140), and Radiant Power Corp (P/N DK140). The estimated requirement ranges from a minimum of 74 units to a maximum of 300 units, though unit prices will not be established until contract award and no specific budget range has been disclosed. Technical orders and qualification requirements are not currently available, and the government will not provide feedback or evaluations to responding organizations. Responses should be submitted via email to Montana.Kipp@dla.mil, and the government assumes no financial responsibility for costs incurred in preparing responses to this market research effort.
Notice text
TRANSPONDER,SONAR
The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing a sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN 5845-015442032; TRANSPONDER,SONAR. There are four approved sources of supply: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC 35351 P/N 166936-08; ELECTRODYNAMICS INC 10236 P/N 8501569-1; DUKANE SEACOM, INC. 94970 P/N DK140; RADIANT POWER CORP 1MXA1 P/N DK140. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334290.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Drawings are not available.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by March 2, 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed Montana.Kipp@dla.mil. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Montana Kipp.
Technical Orders and Qualification Requirements are not available.
APPENDIX 1: Purpose and Objectives
Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award.
The specific requirement for this effort is below:
Part Number
Nomenclature
NSN
Estimated Requirement
166936-08; 8501569-1; DK140
TRANSPONDER,SONAR
5845-015442032
MIN 74 MAX 300
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SOURCES SOUGHT (Unrestricted).doc | DOC document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Transponder, sonar | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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