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Special Operational Equipment (SOE) Market Research

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SPE8EJ-25-SOETLSFederal

Submission Closed12/05/2025, 11:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

NAICS

339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Place of Performance

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Market Research Survey for Special Operational Equipment TLS Program

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PhaseClosed

PostedNov 14

Sources Sought

Response DeadlineDec 5

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Submission Closed

12/05/2025, 11:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Contacts1 person available

OfficePHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DLA Troop Support

Office AddressPHILADELPHIA, PA, 19111-5096, USA

Contacts

Mary Ryan

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Market Research

Special Operational Equipment (SOE)

Tailored Logistics Support (TLS) Program

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Philadelphia is conducting market research for the 6th generation of support for the SOE TLS Program.

This acquisition targets supply chain support for a wide variety of products to meet the special operational equipment requirements of DLA customers to include military installations and federal activities worldwide. SOE TLS vendors will provide the full range of functions including: establishing relationships with manufacturers, providing the best commercial pricing available, providing support to customers for all inquiries at all stages, managing shipments/deliveries worldwide, and providing transportation visibility to achieve a solution for DLA customers.

DLA anticipates a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract approach with post-award competition of delivery orders. SOE Vendors will be required to respond to a high volume of delivery order Request for Quotes (RFQs). Sales are estimated at $13 billion annually; which is comprised of 10,000 Delivery Orders, consisting of 49,000 lines for 1,200 DoDAACs. The estimates provided are based on current information available to the Contracting Officer, subject to change, and are not a guarantee.

The following list provides a representation of the categories of product that shall be made available. The categories listed are not all-inclusive, but provide a representation of the various types of products that the Government anticipates supplying under this acquisition. All items are commercial products, which are primarily identified by manufacturer’s part number and/or a commercial item description. The scope includes special operational equipment and related supplies and incidental services, including but not limited to:

Survival Gear and Equipment Kits
Tactical Equipment
Personal Protection Equipment
Protective Eyewear and Vision Enhancing Equipment
Escalation of Force Equipment
Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS)
Scuba Gear and Miscellaneous Diving Equipment
Thermal Protection Equipment
Surface Supplied Diving Equipment
Communication Devices (such as walkie-talkies, two-way radios, etc.)
Compressors and Air Purification Systems
Hyperbaric Instrumentation & Equipment and Saturation Equipment
Lifesaving/Search and Rescue Equipment
Air Crew Support and Flight Deck Safety Items
Underwater Tools
Protective Gear, Miscellaneous Apparel, Clothing and Textiles
Load Carrying Equipment (vests, backpack systems, trunk lockers, etc.)
Lethality Support Items (slings, holsters, straps, fasteners, reflective belts, etc.)
Mountain Climbing Equipment

Products supplied have come from companies such as: 3M, 908 Devices, Cisco, Crye Precision/Drifire, Flir, InVeris, Iron Bow Technologies, Hurst Jaws of Life, Keysight Technologies, Kuhl, L3Harris, Massif, Motorola, Raventek, Rocky Brands, and Safariland.

With the exception of CENTCOM, SOE vendors will be responsible for providing delivery via commercial transportation resources in both CONUS and OCONUS to the point of need.

This inquiry is issued for the purpose of market research only and the Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material because of this inquiry. No information provided in response to this inquiry will be considered binding between the vendor and the Government and the Government will not pay for any information submitted. With these facts in mind, it is requested that you review the above and answer the questions on the attached survey. The answers you provide will remain confidential. Please return the survey to Mary Ryan at Mary.Ryan@dla.mil by COB December 5, 2025. DLA is not at this time seeking proposals/quotes and will not accept unsolicited proposals. If a solicitation or solicitations would result, it/they would be synopsized on the SAM.gov website and it would be the offeror's responsibility to monitor the SAM.gov website for any such notices.