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417 NIINS Mass Sources Sought
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The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, through its Weapons Support office in Richmond, Virginia, is conducting market research via a sources-sought notice to identify qualified manufacturers or suppliers capable of producing or legitimately obtaining items identified by National Item Identification Numbers (NIINs). This notice, issued on August 3, 2026, with a response deadline of August 18, 2026, is purely informational and does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, or binding commitment from the government. No funds are available to cover response preparation, and submissions are voluntary. The attached workbook includes 417 NIINs with projected procurement values exceeding $250,000 over a six-month period from July 2026 through June 2027, spanning a broad range of quantities and estimated costs, with individual items ranging from under $400,000 to over $13 million. Respondents seeking to become approved sources must submit a Source Approval Request package through the DLA SAR Program, demonstrating their ability to meet or exceed the quality standards of currently approved items. Submissions for NIINs without active solicitations should be directed to the DLA Aviation SAR Program Office in Richmond, while those responding to open solicitations must follow instructions provided on those specific notices. The notice includes a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Notice and detailed projections of procurement requirements, but no contract clauses, evaluation factors, packaging specifications, delivery schedules, or award criteria are provided, as this is strictly a pre-solicitation market research tool to assess industry capability and availability.
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NAICS
Place of Performance
Richmond, VA, 23297, USASet-Aside
Timeline
Submission Closed
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the items listed in the attached workbook.
The Sources Sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the government. Responses in any form are not offers and the government is under no obligation to award a contract because of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.
Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacturer (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought notice by August 18, 2026.
Contracting Office Address
6090 Strathmore Road
Richmond, Virginia 23297-5002
United States
Primary Point of Contact:
Melissa Gallagher
Contract Specialist
melissa.1.gallagher@dla.mil
445-737-7106
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 attached MNACG SAM document. A SAR package contains all the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.
If there is an open solicitation for a NSN/LSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation.
If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN/LSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below:
DLA Aviation SAR Program Office
Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)
6090 Strathmore Road
Richmond, Virginia 23297-5002
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