DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation which will result in a five year contract for exhaust duct used on the C-5 aircraft. This item, NSN 1660-00-421-2087 is described as an air conditioning duct, although technical characteristics say it’s for the, “Right side Air Turbine Motor Exhaust”. Technical data is available on this item so new companies can compete.
The last company to supply these to the military is S3 Aerodefense which sold them for $19,558 each in quantity of 6. This price has more than doubled from $7,800ea in 2022.
DLA estimates that they will purchase 40 units each year for a total of 200 units over five years. Based on past procurement history pricing we estimate the value of this contract at just under $4 Million.
All offers due by October 29, 2026.
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DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation which will result in a three year contract to supply aluminum fairing used on the C-5 aircraft. This fairing, NSN 1560-00-477-7133 has an aluminum honeycomb core.
The last company to supply these to the military was Honeycomb company which sold them for $6,949ea in quantity of 2. The first article for this item was $33,566. Based on past procurement history pricing we estimate the value of this contract at $833,880.
This solicitation calls for an estimated annual quantity of 40 units or 120 over the three year term. It requires two complete first article units which will equal one FAT. Technical data is available on this item. Contractors have 300 days to deliver the FAT items and 300 days for each delivery order.
The solicitation closes October 22, 2026.
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U.S. Army mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles offload from an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford
DLA Land and Maritime has issued a solicitation which will result in a four year contract for supply of transmission filter kits (NSN 4330-01-425-7701). These filters are used in many military systems including the MRAP armored vehicle.
The last time DOD purchased this item it paid $43.53ea in quantity of 500 from Triman Industries. Other suppliers include K & A Sales, FBC Enterprises, Statz corp, and JE Hurley.
There is no set quantity for this solicitation but DLA estimates annual demand at 5,149, making total contract quantity equal 20,596 kits. The maximum annual demand in the solicitation is 7,772.
Based on past procurement history pricing we estimate the value of this contract at just under $1 Million. All offers due by October 5, 2026.
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This week the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing and Textiles supply chain posted its 3rd Solicitation looking for HazMat Chemical Protective Suits based on the needs of the U.S. Marines Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) team.
As of this writing the 3 posted government solicitations have NOT been awarded, potential value of this order could be worth over $675,000.00 for Chemical Protective Suits.
These solicitations represent 3 separate requests coming from the U.S. Marines CBIRF office Indian Head, Maryland. These Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Chemical Protective Suits NSN 8415-01-627-9840 are part of a larger system (DRSKO) managed by the Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND).
The Dismounted Reconnaissance Sets, Kits and Outfits (DRSKO) are part of the CBRN DRS program. It’s essentially a comprehensive kit (comprised of close to 500 items) that are used by CBRN warfighters for protection, decontamination and providing other capabilities to support safe operations.
Why can’t I find Government Solicitations for items I sell?
One reason you might not be able to find solicitations is the solicitation is incorrectly categorized. When the government posts a solicitation, they choose both a Federal Supply Class (FSC) and NAICS code to best represent the request. We’ve seen this miss-categorization occur over the past 25 years as we helped our BidLink clients overcome this dilemma.
This specific solicitation was categorized under the INCORRECT North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. This solicitation for HazMat Chemical Protective Suits was classified under NAICS code 711510 – Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, a far cry from Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) equipment.
The Government buyer should have chosen NAICS code 339113 – Biohazard protective clothing and accessories manufacturing, a much better choice. However, if your saved bid searches only included NAICS code 339113 you’d have missed this one.
How do I search for government bids using NAICs codes?
Select the most appropriate codes that relate to items you are looking to sell, AND USE OTHER METHODS like Federal Supply Classes and list of words. And Yes! You will get many results to review and some might be irrelevant. That’s when sophisticated bid search tools like BidLink can help.
Companies with interest in seeing chemical protective clothing or supplies bids (and this specific solicitation) search using the Federal Supply Class FSC 8415 – Special Purpose Clothing.
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DLA Aviation has issued a solicitation for flashlights (NSN 6230-00-264-8261) which will result in a five year contract. This flashlight has a part number of N47-IB and is manufactured by Fulton Industries. DLA estimates it will by 1,900 flashlights each year for a total of 9,500 over the contract term. Guaranteed minimum quantity is 1,650.
The last company to supply these to the military was Besheek, LLC which sold them for $14.16 in quantity of 766. An earlier order to Fulton Industries was sold for $12.81 in quantity of 1,681. Based on this we estimate the value of this contract at $130,000.
All offers due by Sept 25, 2026.
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Today the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land Supplier Operations Vehicle Support Division posted a solicitation for rims used on Humvee’s.
The NSN associated to this Humvee tire rim is 2530-01-417-8450.
Humvee Utility Truck
It’s used on Heavy HMMWV variant M1097A2 Utility Truck, Line Item Number (LIN) T07679 74. The last time DLA purchased Humvee wheels with this configuration was in June 2026.
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Federal holidays fall on a Monday 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act (82 Stat. 250)
The First Labor Day was declared a national holiday on June 28, 1894 through a congressional bill. On June 22, 1894 discussions took place in consideration of Senate bill 730 (S. 730) making Labor Day a legal holiday according to the Senate Congressional Record.
Twenty-Five of the United States were initially settled upon Labor Day being either the first Monday of September or the 1st day of October. Congress wanted to make the observance of Labor Day uniform so that All could enjoy vacation privileges on the same day. “The labor originations throughout the country have united asking that the first Monday of September be set apart as a holiday.”
The bill read, as follows:
Be it enacted, ect., That the first Monday in September in each year, being the day celebrated and known as labor’s holiday, is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner as Christmas, the 1st day of January, the 22d day of February, the 30th day of May, and the 4th day of July are now made by law public holidays.
Did you know that Federal holidays fall on a Monday because of the 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act (82 Stat. 250)
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USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer
The USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) an Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyer pulled into port this week at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. According to BidLinks open solicitations seems they are stocking up on some Power-Sonic batteries NSN 6140-01-294-6528.
Naval Station Norfolk (NAVSTA Norfolk) is located in the Southeastern corner of Virginia in an area known as Hampton Roads. Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia is the largest naval complex in the world. They support the operational readiness of the US Atlantic Fleet.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) is also buying NLX 2500 700 DMG MORI Universal CNC Turning Center, see solicitation SPMYM1-26-Q-4145 for details.
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U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) Headquarters
In this BidLink Article series we will look at specific departments within the Defense Department and what they buy. There are thousands of Departments, Divisions and Contracting offices that buy products to be used by the U.S Military. Today we’ll take a quick look at a few orders the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Europe has placed this week.
Who is the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe?
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is essentially a middleman between the “Customer” and the supplier. The Customer being individual military bases or units with the final end user the warfighting troops. Individual bases or units typically make requests for specific items, then the request would go through several channels eventually landing at the Army Medical Materiel Centers offices. Then as stocks of inventories diminish USAMMC-E would create requisitions for those items which would end up going to a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Procurement Specialist at specific DLA buying locations who specialize in certain commodity classes and product types.
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is the largest Medical Logistics Center in the U.S. Army. Currently located at Kaiserslautern Army Depot (KAD) in Germany. Its south of Frankfurt and near Ramstein Airbase.
USAMMC-E consists of a team of Medical Logistics experts to oversee demand support of medical inventories and to enable operational healthcare across multiple theaters. USAMMC-E supports over 700 Army, Navy, Air Force and Department of State Hospitals, Clinics, Embassies and Field Units.
USAMMC-E is designated as the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel (TLAMM) for U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
USAMMC-E also provides medical materiel support for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which covers operations from northeastern Africa to south-western and southcentral Asia.
What does U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe buy?
Since the BidLink search engine posts 1000’s of open Defense Department bids every day we decided to look at one (1) day of posted solicitations coming from requests generated out of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center in Europe this week to get a picture of what they buy.
In total there were 22 individual requests for 22 different NSNs (separate items) spanning 10 different Federal Supply Classes (FSC)s. Products such as Emergency Litter Kits, Vaccines, and various Surgical items on a single day from USAMMC-E.
Each of these requestions which originated out of USAMMC-E were sent to the DLA Troop Support Medical Division to have solicitations created so that they can buy them.
Those 22 requisitions ended up being divided to three (3) individual DLA procurement divisions which specialize in these types of items (Class VIII Medical materiel) are:
DLA Troop Support Hospital Division (SPE2DH)
DLA Troop Support Pharmaceuticals Division (SPE2DP)
DLA Troop Support Surgical Division (SPE2DS)
These 22 solicitations can easily be found by searching using a variety of techniques such as FSCs.
FSRT team loads a 200 pound mannequin onto a litter. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Sara M. Robinson)
The 10 different Federal Supply Classes representing the items the Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe are purchasing on this single day are:
6505 Drugs
6509 Veterinary Drugs
6510 Surgical Dressing Materials
6515 Medical and Surgical Instruments & Equipment
6520 Dental Instruments, Equipment
6525 X-Ray Equipment
6530 Hospital Furniture, Equipment
6630 Chemical Analysis Instruments
6640 Laboratory Equipment and Supplies
8520 Soaps
In summation The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe (USAMMC-E) is one of thousands of U.S. Military organizations buying products. Keep in mind in most cases the end user or Customer is NOT the agency or department posting the solicitation, it’s the consolidators that bring together the 1000’s of requests every day from thousands of military bases around the world, and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the biggest. So if your product is used by the U.S. Army, DLA is probably buying it for them. Search smart
For those that are new here we will soon be adding a quick primer on how the U.S. Military buys, check back soon.
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Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio AN/PRQ-7-7A Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery NSN 6140-01-534-3856, Part Number: 4866112-007 or BB-2001A/U
Today Bren-Tronics an EnerSys company won a DLA contract to manufacture up to 22,000 Rechargeable Batteries for the Army AN/PRQ-7-7A survival radio.
This is a four (4) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to manufacture Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Army version of the Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio.
EnerSys (NYSE: ENS) completed its acquisition of Bren-Tronics on July 26, 2024. Prior to that Bren-Tronics (CAGE Code 51828) operated as private company that specialized in manufacturing Military batteries. Bren-Tronics has won government contracts for this specific NSN several times in the past. Today EnerSys the current owner of Bren-Tronics can say they now provide military CSEL Batteries.
Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Survival Radio AN/PRQ-7-7A
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) AN/PRQ-7 is a Survival Radio system. It’s the replacement for all Joint Combat Search and Rescue radios, such as the PRC-90 and PRC-112. Aircrew and special forces use this radio to support survival, evasion, and personnel recovery operations.
The Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) joint program, led by the Air Force and Air Combat Command (ACC) is the Lead Command for CSEL. It’s classified as Air Force Acquisition Category III.
Contract Award Number: SPRBL1-26-D-0014
Contracting Office: DLA Weapons Support Land at Aberdeen
