6240-01-058-5061; Z9N; Aircraft, FA-18, A-D, E/F, G (Growler)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in Richmond, Virginia. Due Nov 24, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 18 days left.
| Title as posted | 6240-01-058-5061; Z9N; AIRCRAFT, FA-18, A-D, E/F, G (GROWLER) |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | SPE4A627R0031 |
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Aviation |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (335139) |
| Product or service code | 6240 |
| Place of performance | Richmond, Virginia |
| Posted | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 24, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (18 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Virginia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
This Synopsis is issued for a Total Small Business set-aside solicitation that will be issued under PR number 1000236881 to establish an LTC Infinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for five (5) Base Years. ONLY OFFERS from Small Business concerns proposing APPROVED SOURCES OF SUPPLY CARLEY (56665); Grimes aerospace company (72914) will be considered. NSN: 6240-01-058-5061; lamp, incandescent; critical application item requirements.
SURGE REQUIREMENT; NAICS 335139. Required delivery is 121 days. Stock delivery locations will be to any facility in the Continental United States as cited on each delivery.
Pricing will be evaluated on the Estimated Annual Demand (EAD) – 600 BX. The Guaranteed Minimum will be cited in the solicitation. There will be a 5-year Base with NO option, for a total of five years.
Terms are FOB Origin and Inspection/Acceptance Destination for DLA Direct. This solicitation includes Procurement Notice L09, Reverse Auction. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at www:https//dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.
Solicitation scheduled release date is tentatively 24 November 2026. Electronic (DIBBS) proposals/quotes are unacceptable. Proposals are to be submitted to the Bid Custodian.
A copy of the solicitation will be available via the BSM Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Homepage (dibbs.bsm.dla.mil).
Select "Request for Proposal (RFP)" under the Solicitations heading. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF).
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Contracting contact
- Patsy Bedford · [email protected] · (445) 737-7058
- Heidi Lacosse · [email protected] · (804) 316-2631
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 335139, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 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.
Notice history
- Oct 9, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 14, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-4)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for electric lamp bulb and other lighting equipment manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- LC Industries Inc $3.2 million 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.
Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 17 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 335139), 4 posted in the last 7 days; 76% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency. Most of the work with a stated place is in Washington, Virginia and Pennsylvania. A notice in this trade gives a median of 12 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 19 days.
All open electric lamp bulb and other lighting equipment 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
- Seahorse Defense Supply, LLC $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
- Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. $312,708 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
- JA Moody LLC $25,296 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
- Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. $39,765 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
- Phantom Products, Inc. $37,049 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.