Case, Optical Instrument
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 15 days left.
| Title as posted | CASE,OPTICAL INSTRUMENT |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | SPE4A727R0097 |
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Aviation |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310) |
| Product or service code | 5855 |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 13, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (15 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
NSN: 5855-01-609-6252; CASE,OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; IQC: 1000247623; Issue Date: 11/13/2026; Closing Date: 12/14/2026 This solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for a 5-year base period. This procurement is unrestricted. Certified Cost and Pricing Data may be required.
EEO clearance is not required. There is not a surge requirement. Progress Payments are not authorized for this procurement.
The Supplier Performance Risk System applies. Price, Past Performance and Delivery will be equally weighted. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.
This request is for a written quote. Please submit offers in writing. The solicitation issue date will be 11/13/2026 with a closing date on 12/14/2026. --------- DURATION OF CONTRACT PERIOD: 5 YEARS Estimated Annual Demand Quantity: 305 EA Minimum Delivery Order Quantity: 76 EA Maximum Delivery Order Quantity: 305 EA L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
0B107 P/N OFM-2054-A1 FOB: Origin Inspection/Acceptance: Destination Delivery Schedule: 120 DARO Suppliers must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Annual updates to suppliers' registration will be required. For registration procedures and information, visit the World Wide Web at sam.gov A copy of the solicitation will be available via DLA Internet Bid Board Systems at dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP on the same issue date cited in the RFP.
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A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered.
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 333310, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 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.
Notice history
- Oct 26, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 28, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-4)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Elbit Systems Of America - Night Vision LLC $302.8 million in this trade
- The Boeing Company $266.0 million in this trade
- J.F. Taylor, Inc. $13.3 million in this trade
- General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. $5.1 million in this trade
- Culinary Depot Inc. $2.7 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.
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 59 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 333310), 31 posted in the last 7 days; 51% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Army and Department of the Navy. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 16 days.
All open commercial and service industry machinery 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
- Shield Technologies Corp $41,455 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 28, 2026
- Foster-Miller, Inc. $33,372 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 28, 2026
- Citisco, LLC $25,500 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
- MMC Metrology LAB, Inc. $34,980 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
- Government Sales, LLC $387,023 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 26, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.