UMTE Motor, Control

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation seeks to procure 20 units of a DC motor control unit (NSN 6105-01-306-8304) for the UMTE system, with proposals due July 21, 2026. The procurement is a rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) restricted to qualified sources and U.S. contractors only; sources not yet on the qualified vendor list may submit a qualification package concurrently with their proposal, with an estimated qualification cost of $15,000 and a 60-day estimated qualification timeline.

Place of performance is DLA Distribution Center Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. Offerors must hold current qualifications from either Potomac CAGE 017M9 or DRS Training CAGE 12339, or demonstrate eligibility under one of six Source Qualification Waiver Criteria (prior government supply history, qualification on mirror-image articles, qualification on related assemblies or earlier dash numbers, or qualification following corporate transactions such as acquisitions).

The solicitation offers two bidding options: Bid A requires first article testing with one first article and 19 production articles, while Bid B specifies 20 production articles with no first article testing; deliverables for both include a Counterfeit Prevention Plan (due within 30 days of award), a First Article Test Plan, and a First Article Test Report. All items must conform to ESA-approved engineering data including drawing SC6105-0008, carry unique item identifiers per MIL-STD-130, be packaged and marked per MIL-STD-129R and MIL-STD-2073-1E, and achieve delivery by December 27, 2027. Contractors must maintain CMMC Level 1 (Self) compliance and provide firm pricing for 120 days. Payment is FOB Origin via WAWF. Evaluation weights price/cost as primary with all other factors combined significantly less important. The NAICS code is 335311, Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing.