Rivet, Blind
Updated
Solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 3, 2026, 14 days left.
| Title as posted | 53--RIVET,BLIND |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | SPE4A627U0128 |
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Aviation |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Hardware Manufacturing (332510) |
| Product or service code | 53 |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 3, 2026 (14 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Proposed procurement for NSN 5320013540035 RIVET,BLIND: Line 0001 Qty 562 UI EA Deliver To: By: 0070 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 56. Items will be shipped to various CONUS and OCONUS (via consolidation and containerization point) DLA Depots. The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice.
Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. Digitized drawings and Military Specifications and Standards may be retrieved, or ordered, electronically. 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 332510, a business counts as small if it has no more than 750 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 hardware manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Oshkosh Defense LLC $28.0 million in this trade
- General Electric Company $24.8 million in this trade
- Pioneer Industries, LLC $14.6 million in this trade
- Thales Defense & Security Inc $4.8 million in this trade
- Kampi Components Co Inc $4.6 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.
Hardware Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 178 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 332510), 87 posted in the last 7 days; 54% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Maryland and Mississippi. A notice in this trade gives a median of 11 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 15 days.
All open hardware 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
- FDH Aero, LLC $743,728 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Rapid Rivet And Fastener Corporation $29,600 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Boeing Distribution Services X, Inc. $32,370 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Brown Helicopter, Inc. $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Boeing Distribution Services X, Inc. $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.