SPRRA227R0703

Updated Oct 30, 2026

Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 3, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 4 days left.

Description

There is no solicitation available at this time. Request for a solicitation will not receive a response. This sources sought synopsis (SSS) is in support of market research being conducted by the defense logistics agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or set aside for small business.

The proposed north American industry classification systems (NAICS) code and the corresponding size standard of employees is listed below. This SSS is to notify companies that the defense logistics agency, redstone arsenal, Alabama, is seeking qualified sources for the acquisition of: circuit card ASSEMB NSN: 5998-01-440-8045, part # 13507400 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-334412 & size-750 cable assembly,POW NSN: 6150-01-531-5483, part # 13508084-2 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,POW NSN: 6150-01-531-5485, part # 13508084-1 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,POW NSN: 6150-01-531-5486, part # 13508084-3 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,POW NSN: 6150-01-531-5487, part # 13508084-4 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-531-5488, part # 13508085-2 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-531-5496, part # 13506038-6 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-531-5497, part # 13506038-7 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-531-5489, part # 13508085-3 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-531-5484, part # 13508085-1 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 cable assembly,SPEC NSN: 6150-01-491-9935, part # 13506049-2 applicable to the patriot missile weapon system, NAICS-335311 & size-800 the technical data for these parts have undergone full screening per the DFARS PGI 217.7506, spare parts breakout program.

These items have been assigned the AMC/AMSC codes of 3C, 3P, & 3Q. 3C: must be acquired, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(S) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(S).

The approved source(S) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application.

3P: must be acquired, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional source(S) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer this part.

This code is used in situations where the Government has the data but does not own the rights to the data. 3Q: must be acquired, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources.

The Government has been unable to economically buy the data or rights to the data, although the part has been undergoing full screening for 12 or more months. Breakout to competition has not been achieved, but current, continuing actions to obtain necessary rights to data or adequate, reprocurement technical data indicate breakout to competition is expected to be achieved. This part may be a candidate for reverse engineering or other techniques to obtain technical data.

All AMSC Q items are required to be reviewed within the timeframes cited in 2-203(B). As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under federal acquisition regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(2) having only a limited number of responsible sources. 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.

All OFFERORS must meet PREQUALIFICATION requirements in order to be eligible for award. The U.S. Army combat capabilities development command aviation & missile center’S (AVMC DEVCOM) system readiness directorate (SRD), SUSTAINMENT division (SD) is the engineering source authority (ESA). Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encouraged to identify themselves.

Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by contacting the contract team. The closing date annotated is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release for solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the date stated above. Foreign firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies.

The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified so

The description continues in the official notice.

Contracting contact

• Mari Bretz · [email protected]
• Becky Brady · [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 335311, 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 power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. $6.8 million in this trade
• Triman Industries Inc $6.6 million in this trade
• General Atomics $642,005 in this trade
• Thales Defense & Security Inc $598,098 in this trade
• General Dynamics-Ots, Inc. $535,352 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.

Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 71 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 335311), 24 posted in the last 7 days; 27% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Oklahoma and Indiana. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 5 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

• Jo-Kell Inc. $59,910 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 29, 2026
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• Larkos Packing And Distribution Inc. $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 28, 2026
• ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC $69,362 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026
• Phillip Cable Manufacturing, Inc. $27,076 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 27, 2026

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