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This is a Presolicitation notice.
The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture augmentor nozzle segment hinge assemblies for C-5 support equipment.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture augmentor nozzle segment hinge assemblies for C-5 support equipment. The assemblies are manufactured by RTX Corporation and Parts Life Inc. under part number 4056758. The estimated annual quantity is 600 each.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The solicitation will be issued as a 100% small business set-aside indefinite quantity contract (IQC) for a base period of 5 years with zero options. The contractor will be required to perform first article testing and deliver the first article test report within 276 days.
- How will they pick the winner? The notice doesn't say.
- When and how do you bid? The solicitation will be available on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp on the issue date cited in the solicitation. Bids are due on July 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM EST.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience in aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing
- Has done work for the Defense Logistics Agency before
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the solicitation
Primary point of contact
Name
Gladys Brown
Email
gladys.brown@dla.mil
Phone
(445) 737-4113