Buckle

Updated Nov 3, 2026

Solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 17, 2026, 14 days left.

Description

Proposed procurement for NSN 5340014183715 BUCKLE: Line 0001 Qty 384 UI EA Deliver To: By: 0081 DAYS ADO This Solicitation may result in an Automated IDC (Indefinite Delivery Contract). The term of the contract/order will be one year or until the aggregate total of orders placed against the contract/order reach 350000.00. The estimated number of orders per year is 2.

The Guaranteed Minimum quantity will be 57. Items will be shipped to various CONUS and OCONUS (via consolidation and containerization point) DLA Depots. Approved sources are 38597 497A63804-1; 70847 C34599.

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 must 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 332439, 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 other metal container manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• The Lighthouse For The Blind, Incorporated $55,680 in this trade
• MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. $38,000 in this trade
• HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc $0 in this trade

About the buyer

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded $46.4 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.

Other Metal Container Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 21 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 332439), 15 posted in the last 7 days; 33% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Michigan, Virginia and Oklahoma. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.

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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

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• Newvac, LLC $349,994 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 2, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

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