Assembly, Serial Ethernet Fiber Optic Module
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Oct 22, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 2 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPRRA2-27-R-A001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Aviation at Huntsville, AL |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290) |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 22, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (2 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. Requests for copies of a solicitation will not receive a response. The DLA Huntsville, AL Weapons Support Tactical Missile Branch is issuing this sources sought notice as a means of conducting market research to identify potential offerors having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement detailed bellow.
There is no solicitation at this time. Any request for a solicitation shall not receive a response. In response to this source sought, please provide: 1.Company Name and Address 2.Company technical Point of Contact (POC) information to include name, title, telephonenumber, and email address.
3.Applicable NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code. 4.Business Classification / Socio-Economic Status (e.g., large, small, 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, SDB, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned). Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s) specified below.
Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets.
The specific requirement for this effort is as follows: Noun: Assembly, Serial Ethernet Fiber Optic Module NSN Number: 5895-01-530-2360 Part Number: 13623040 Weapon System: M-D6 Patriot Weapon System NAICS Code: 334290 Size Standard: 800 Employees The Government is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns.
The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to
- provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;
- secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;
- implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and
- provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.
The GOVERNMNET shall DETERIMNE the APPROPRAITE ACQUISTION STRATGY based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research. This requirement may be set-aside for small businesses, or procured through full and open competition, or be a sole source PROCURMENT. Disclaimer: this SSS is issued solely for informational and planning purposes.
It does not constitute a solicitation (request for proposal or request for quotation) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement.
Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. This acquisition contains technical data whose export is restricted by the arms export control act (title 22, USC., sec 2751 ET SEQ) or the export administration act (title 50, USC., app 2401-2402) executive order 12470. This information cannot be released outside the united states without prior approval of the Government.
Export control requires the applicable certifications to be current for both the QUOTER and manufacturer. The offeror and any source(S) of supply it will use for contract performance must have an active united states/Canada joint certification program (JCP) certification to access export-controlled data. DLA does not intend to delay award in order for an ineligible offer or its source(S) supply to apply for and receive authority to access the export-controlled data.
Contracting contact
- Michael Romine · [email protected]
- Jean Paul Bretz · [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 334290, a business counts as small if it has no more than 800 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for other communications equipment manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- L3HARRIS Global Communications, Inc. $518.0 million in this trade
- Data Link Solutions LLC $290.9 million in this trade
- Raytheon Company $233.5 million in this trade
- Viasat Inc $190.9 million in this trade
- Rockwell Collins, Inc. $84.9 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.
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 67 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334290), 15 posted in the last 7 days; 21% 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 Pennsylvania, Maryland and Alabama. A notice in this trade gives a median of 30 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 3 days.
All open other communications 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
- Laurel Technologies Partnership $29,043 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC $42,422 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Integrated Procurement Technologies $31,257 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- OLB Associates LLC $31,003 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Dynalec Corporation $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 16, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.