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Sources Sought for NSN 160-01-642-2829
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The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is conducting market research through a sources sought notice to identify potential manufacturers or legitimate sources capable of supplying the fluid filter element with NSN 1650-01-642-2829, currently procured under part numbers 7595726-101 by PTI Technologies Inc. and Q204900M by Purolator Facet Inc., with a Weapon System Designator Code of E2A. This notice, issued under solicitation number SPE4A726R0653-Sources_Sought and classified under NAICS code 336413, is strictly for informational purposes and does not constitute a solicitation, request for proposal, or any binding obligation on the part of the government. No funds are available to support the preparation of responses, and all submissions are voluntary. Interested parties must submit responses by June 8, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to Gladys Brown, Acquisition Specialist, at gladys.brown@dla.mil. The contracting office is located at 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237, with no set-aside provisions applied. Companies seeking to become approved sources for this item must submit a Source Approval Request package in accordance with the procedures outlined in the JACG SAM HB document, which includes supporting technical documentation demonstrating equivalence or superiority in quality and performance to the currently approved parts. The SAR package must contain comprehensive data as outlined in Exhibit A of the handbook and may be reviewed using the checklists provided in Exhibits B and C. SAR submissions for items without an active solicitation must be mailed to the DLA Weapons Support SAR Program Office at the same Richmond address. The notice emphasizes that qualification as an approved source requires the offeror to independently prove capability, and while responses to this notice may inform future procurement decisions, there is no guarantee of contract award. The notice does not specify delivery timelines, evaluation criteria, pricing terms, or inspection requirements, as it is not a solicitation but a preliminary market research action.
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Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1650-01-642-2829, fluid filter element. This item is currently manufactured by PTI Technologies Inc. (CAGE 05228) under part number 7595726-101 and Purolator Facet Inc. (CAGE 90005) under part number Q204900M. The Weapon System Designator Code is E2A.
This Sources Sought Notice 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 as a result 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 manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 8, 2026, 2:00pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Gladys Brown (gladys.brown@dla.mil).
Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237
Primary Point of Contact: Gladys Brown, Acquisition Specialist, Phone: 445-737-4113, Email: gladys.brown@dla.mil.
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 JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of 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 an NSN 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 an NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below:
DLA Weapons Support SAR Program Office
Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)
6090 Strathmore Rd.
Richmond, VA 23237
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