SPE4A727R0110 - 1680 - Belt, Aircraft Safety / WSIC L

Updated Nov 4, 2026

Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in Richmond, Virginia. Due Nov 9, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC-5), 5 days left.

Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Virginia Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.

Description

The Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for 1680-991338947; BELT, AIRCRAFT SAFETY. This solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract. The approved source is MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT COMPANY LIMITED (U1604), P/N MBEU200781.

The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 336413. There is no solicitation at this time.

This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information:

1. Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and
2. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability.

If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to

1. provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated;
2. secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements;
3. 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
4. provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source” for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attachment. Contact the DLA Aviation Small Business Office by sending a SAR Drop off request to email: [email protected] In the subject of the email indicate “Request SAR drop-off,” a point of contact email address, NSN, and a Cage Code in the body of the email.

Based on the responses to the sources sought notice/market research. The requirement may be set-aside for Small Business or procure through Full and Open Competition, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by NOVEMBER 9, 2026, 6:00 PM (Eastern standard time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Thuy Ho ([email protected]).

Contracting contact

• Thuy Ho · [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 336413, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). 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 aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $1.6 billion in this trade
• RTX Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
• L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. $953.7 million in this trade
• Lockheed Martin Corporation $857.7 million in this trade
• Bell Boeing Joint Project Office $852.8 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.

Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 654 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336413), 270 posted in the last 7 days; 37% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. A notice in this trade gives a median of 30 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 6 days.

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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

• Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc $419,064 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026
• Aviatrix Inc $43,495 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026
• American Aviation Parts, Inc. $40,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026
• The Handy Tool & MFG. Co., Inc $100,500 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026
• D-J Engineering Inc $50,880 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 3, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

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