Sources Sought for NSN 1560-01-554-3006 SPE4A726R0369-Sources_Sought
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AI-generated · Jan 17, 2026Market research is being conducted to determine if other companies can manufacture or legitimately obtain NSN 1560-01-554-3006, an aircraft window panel currently produced under part number 4F11103-104A by Sierracin Corporation, PPG Industries, Lockheed Martin, and GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems (Weapon System Designator Code 11F). This is informational only and not a solicitation; responses are voluntary, with no obligation to award a contract.
If your firm believes it can qualify as an Approved Source, submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package per the attached JACG SAM HB, demonstrating the ability to manufacture the item to the same or better quality. If there is an open solicitation for this NSN, submit the SAR to the buyer listed on that solicitation; if no open solicitation exists, send the SAR to the DLA Weapons Support SAR Program Office. The SAR package must include the technical data necessary to prove equivalence or superiority to the current approved item.
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 1560-01-554-3006, aircraft window panel. This item is currently manufactured by the following sources under part number 4F11103-104A. Sierracin Corporation (CAGE 12035) PPG Industries Inc. (CAGE 53117) Lockheed Martin Corp. (CAGE 98897) GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. (CAGE 86175) The Weapon System Designator Code is 11F. 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 January 21, 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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