NSN 1680-01-217-5837, BALLSCREW ASSEMBLY, Part-Number 8545M1/40A SPE4A726R0443

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation 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: BALLSCREW ASSEMBLY, NSN 1680-012175837, Part-Number 8545M1, Weapon System Designator Code 40A 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 FEB. 23, 2026. Primary Point of Contact: Leslea Newlon Contracting Specialist 445-737-9902 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 a LSN/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 a LSN/NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Aviation SAR Program Office Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, VA 23297-5100

NSN: 1680-01-217-5837, PR: 7013755087, ITEM: BALLSCREW ASSEMBLY; PART NUMBER: 8545M1. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 128 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION NOT PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE WITHIN 408 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER. FOB IS AT Destination, INSPECTION AT Origin, AND ACCEPTANCE AT Origin. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS 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 THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND March 8, 2026.