Unmanned Vehicle, Ground
Updated
Sources Sought from the Defense Logistics Agency, for work in Warren, Michigan. Due Nov 5, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5), 13 days left.
| Solicitation number | SPRDL1-27-R-A035 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Land Warren |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) |
| Product or service code | 2590 |
| Place of performance | Warren, Michigan |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 5, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-5) (13 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Sources Sought Notice: SPRDL1-27-R-A035 Item Name: Unmanned Vehicle, Ground (Gripper Assembly) NSN: 2360-01-699-8512 Part Number: 4524493 / CAGE: 7KJ69 Base Quantity = 12 EA Option Quantity = 12 EA End Item: MTRS Inc II RESPONSE DATE: 5 November 2026 REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION: The gripper assembly is mounted at the end of the articulating robotic arm and performs a core function for the robot - grabbing objects.
The assembly consists of a two-finger style gripper, a pair of cameras, onboard sensors, and an accessory mounting rail. PLEASE NOTE: • This notice is NOT an open solicitation (i.e. Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal). • Qualification testing and evaluation IS required to become an approved source. • Source approval does NOT guarantee business. • Qualifying as an approved source ONLY provides the opportunity to compete on future solicitations.
Contracting contact
- Richard Campbell · [email protected] · (586) 234-1610
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 334511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,350 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.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing work, who also hold DLA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Raytheon Company $2.5 billion in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
- Indra AIR Traffic, Inc. $387.8 million in this trade
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $382.5 million in this trade
- Elbitamerica, Inc. $344.0 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.
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.
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 155 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334511), 72 posted in the last 7 days; 24% 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 Virginia, Georgia and New York. A notice in this trade gives a median of 28 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 14 days.
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
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From the award notices agencies publish.