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Solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Oct 30, 2026, 7 days left.

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Title as posted66--INDICATOR,POSITION
Solicitation numberSPE4A527T1686
AgencyDefense Logistics Agency
OfficeDLA Aviation
Notice typeSolicitation
Set-asideHUBZone
Trade (NAICS)Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)
Product or service code66
PostedOct 22, 2026
Response deadlineOct 30, 2026 (7 days left)
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Description

Proposed procurement for NSN 6610016146477 INDICATOR,POSITION: Line 0001 Qty 3 UI EA Deliver To: DLA distribution depot Oklahoma By: 0171 DAYS ADO This is a source controlled drawing item. Approved sources are 05617 818-3871-003; 0EFD0 818-3871-003; 13499 818-3871-003. The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice.

Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. The items furnished must meet the requirements of the drawing cited in the solicitation. 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

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 334511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,350 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 search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

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: HUBZone set-aside

HUBZone set-asides are for small businesses whose main office is in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone and that employ people living in those zones, certified by the SBA.

How to get certified: HUBZone certification guide. All open HUBZone set-asides.

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 155 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334511), 72 posted in the last 7 days; 24% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Georgia and New York. A notice in this trade gives a median of 28 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 8 days.

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Coming up in this trade

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