5995-01-548-5758; Z9N; AIRCRAFT, FA-18, A-D, E/F, G (GROWLER) SPE4A626R0174

The DLA Aviation Richmond is issuing this sources sought as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement: NSN: 5995-01-548-5758 Nomenclature: CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC Solicitation: SPE4A6-26-R-0174 The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334419. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by April 1, 2026 at 11:59pm Eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to patsy.bedford@dla.mil. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Patsy.Bedford@dla.mil.

This Synopsis is issued for a Total Small Business set-a-side solicitation that will be issued under PR number 1000226693 to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with 5 Base Years. ONLY vendor proposing the APPROVED SOURCEs OF VERMILLION INCORPORATED (25714); VERTEX MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT (072E5); AIRTRONICS, LLC (58078); CENTROID, INC. (21856); MARVIN ENGINEERING CO, INC (32067); DCX-CHOL ENTERPRISES, INC (27456); NEWVAC LLC (60118) CONCERNS WILL BE CONSIDERED. NSN: 5995-01-548-5758; CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC; CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM; EXPORT CONTROL; HIGHER-LEVEL QUALITY; GOVERNMENT FAT; GOVERNMENT PLT REQUIREMENTS; SURGE REQUIREMENT; NAICS 334419 Required delivery is 999 days. Stock delivery locations will be to any facility in the Continental United States as cited on each delivery. Pricing will be evaluated on the Estimated Annual Demand (EAD) 1371 each. The Guaranteed Minimum will be cited in the solicitation. There will be a 5-year base with NO option, for a total of five years. Terms are FOB Origin and Inspection/Acceptance Origin for DLA Direct. This item has technical data some or all of which is subject to export control of either the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and cannot be exported without prior authorization from either the Department of State or the Department of Commerce. Export includes disclosure of technical data to foreign persons and nationals whether located in the United States or abroad. This requirement applies equally to foreign national employees and U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries. DFARS 252.225-7048 is applicable to this data. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) limits distribution of export-control technical data to DLA contractors that have an approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, have completed the Introduction to Proper Handling of DOD Export-Controlled Technical Data Training and the DLA Export-Controlled Technical Data Questionnaire (both are available at the web address given below), and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access the export-controlled data. Instructions for obtaining access to the export-controlled data can be found at: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/Enhanced-Validation/ This solicitation includes Procurement Notice L09, Reverse Auction. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at: https/dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction. Solicitation scheduled release date is tentatively 28 April 2026. Electronic (DIBBS) proposals/quotes are unacceptable. Proposals are to be submitted to the Bid Custodian. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the BSM Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) Homepage (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil). Select "Request for Proposal (RFP)" under the Solicitations heading. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.