Carabiner
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Solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Oct 26, 2026, 6 days left.
| Title as posted | 42--CARABINER |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | SPE8E627Q0051 |
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Troop Support |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (315990) |
| Product or service code | 42 |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 26, 2026 (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Proposed procurement for NSN 4240012954305 CARABINER: Line 0001 Qty 1573 UI EA Deliver To: DLA distribution Warner robins By: 0060 DAYS ADO Approved source is 41YU4 18502. The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.
Specifications, plans, or drawings are not available. All responsible sources may submit a quote which, if timely received, shall be considered. Quotes may be submitted electronically.
Contracting contact
- Questions regarding this solicitation should be emailed to the buyer listed in block 5 of the solicitation document which can be found under the Additional Information link. If the Additional Information link does not work, please go to https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/Solicitations/ and type the solicitation number in the Global Search box. · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 315990, a business counts as small if it has no more than 600 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Gentex Corporation $49.9 million in this trade
- Leading Technology Composites Inc $37.9 million in this trade
- Readyone Industries Inc $19.9 million in this trade
- Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc. $8.2 million in this trade
- Southeastern Kentucky Rehabilitation Industries, Inc $7.3 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.2 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Amerisourcebergen Drug Corp, Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and W S Darley & Co. See what DLA is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 10 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 315990), 6 posted in the last 7 days; 60% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Army and National Institutes of Health. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland and Georgia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
All open apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. $2.0 million · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Avon Protection Systems Incorporated $2.9 million · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 14, 2026
- Defense Venture Holdings, LLC $43,247 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 13, 2026
- DLA Aerospace LLC $98,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 8, 2026
- Buchanans Tube Bending Company Inc $42,550 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 7, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.