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Transparent Armor

Updated Oct 28, 2026

Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency. Due Nov 13, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 16 days left.

Solicitation number	SPE7L127R0013
Agency	Defense Logistics Agency
Office	DLA Weapons Support
Notice type	Sources Sought
Set-aside	Small business
Trade (NAICS)	Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (336390)
Product or service code	2541
Posted	Oct 27, 2026
Response deadline	Nov 13, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5) (16 days left)
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Description

NSN: 2541-016706556 Item Description: ARMOR,TRANSPARENT,VEHICULAR WINDOW Set-aside: 100% small business set-aside Quantity: 370 EA Price breaks will be included Required Delivery: 90 if waived from the FAT Requirement or 300 days if not waived. FOB: Origin FDT applies I/A: Origin Ship-To Address: DLA DIST SAN JOAQUIN Drawing: TDP Rev A Gen 1 Based on market research this item is manufactured for military use only and is not commercial; therefore, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12 in its solicitation for this item.

However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government’s requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ after the issue date of 11/16/2026. Due to system constraints, it may take as long as 3 business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS.

Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, proposals will be evaluated according to “best value” procedures on the basis of Price, Past Performance, and Delivery. All offers shall be in English and in US dollars.

DLA has enhanced its Joint Certification Program (JCP) registration and validation procedures. Selected National Stock Numbers (NSNs) will require additional permission to access the associated technical data. In the event a vendor cannot access the technical data for a NSN in DLA Technical Data Management Transformation (TDMT) DLA has transitioned from cFolders to TDMT, the vendor must submit a onetime request to [email protected] for technical data access consideration.

If a vendor has inquiries after having submitted required information to the JCP office, these inquiries are to be directed to [email protected]. DLA processes the vendor's technical data request on a first come, first served basis. Failure to comply timely with required information may result in lack of consideration for DLA solicitations.

It is vitally important that vendors provide correct company official name(s) and contact information in all correspondence. DLA will work diligently on validating vendor requests. Vendors will be notified within three business days of when their requests were approved.

However, DLA cannot guarantee that it can complete all validation requests by the due date for any solicitation responses. Technical drawings/bid sets are available after the issue date on the Internet at dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. DLAs procurement technical data has transitioned from cFolders to Technical Data Management Transformation (TDMT).

Requests should include the RFP number, opening/closing date, NSN, PR number, buyer’s name and your complete name and address. Federal, military and commercial specifications cannot be provided by DSCC. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists, Military Handbooks, and other standardization documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP), in Philadelphia, PA.

Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from the ASSIST-Quick Search and in most cases can be downloaded directly via the Internet using standard browser software. Documents not available for downloading from ASSIST can be ordered from the DODSSP using the ASSIST Shipping Wizard after establishing a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures or by phoning the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215)697-6396/6257 (DSN: 442-6396/6257).

Users without access to the Internet may contact: DODSSP Bldg. 4/D 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, Purchase Description, etc., are not stocked at the DODSSP. Offerors must complete the entire solicitation.

Quotes must be submitted on a hard copy of SF33 Request for Quote (RFQ), scanned, and uploaded through DIBBS (PREFERRED METHOD) To submit an offer through DIBBS, search for the RFP and then click the Red "Offer" button on the search results screen (Note: users must be logged in to DIBBS in order to submit the offer through DIBBS). For additional guidance, refer to dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/refs/help/Sol... or email to: [email protected] A single email cannot exceed 15 MB.

Proposals greater than 15 MB must be divided into multiple emails.

Contracting contact

Amber Weaver · [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 336390, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 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.

Notice history

Oct 16, 2026: Sources Sought Due Oct 23, 2027, 11:59 PM (UTC-4)

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for other motor vehicle parts manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

Tecmotiv (USA), Inc. $6.0 million in this trade
Triman Industries Inc $4.4 million in this trade
Transaero, Inc. $3.7 million in this trade
Caterpillar Inc $3.3 million in this trade
Jamaica Bearings Co., Inc. $2.8 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.

Who can bid: Small Business set-aside

Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.

All open Small Business set-asides.

Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing contracts right now

There are 64 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336390), 36 posted in the last 7 days; 61% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency and Department of the Navy. A notice in this trade gives a median of 15 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 17 days.

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