CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPECIAL PURPOSE, ELECTRICA

This contract is a Total Small Business Set-Aside solicitation under PR number 1000228887 and solicitation number SPE4A626R0190, targeting only approved sources of supply: Glenair, Inc. and Newvac LLC. It aims to establish a five-year Indefinite Quantity Contract with no option periods for the procurement of a critical application cable assembly, NSN 6150-01-185-1862, used in F-16 aircraft, classified under NAICS code 334419. The estimated annual demand is 2,445 units, with delivery required within 365 days to any facility within the Continental United States as specified per each order. Pricing will be evaluated based on this demand, and a guaranteed minimum quantity will be detailed in the official solicitation. All terms are FOB Origin with inspection and acceptance also occurring at origin under DLA Direct guidelines. The item is subject to U.S. export control regulations under ITAR or EAR, prohibiting any export or disclosure of technical data to foreign persons, whether inside or outside the United States, without prior authorization from the Department of State or Commerce. DFARS 252.225-7048 governs compliance, and only contractors with an approved U.S./Canada Joint Certification Program certification, who have completed mandatory DLA training and submitted the Export-Controlled Technical Data Questionnaire, may access sensitive data. Access instructions are provided via the DLA website. The solicitation includes a potential reverse auction through the Procurex system, and all proposals must be submitted directly to the Bid Custodian; electronic submissions via DIBBS are not accepted. The solicitation is scheduled for release on May 12, 2026, with responses due the same day at 7:00 p.m. EST, and documents will be available only in PDF format through the DIBBS website. The contracting office is located in Richmond, Virginia, under the Department of Defense’s DLA Aviation, with Patsy Bedford and Heidi Lacosse serving as primary and secondary points of contact.