VALVE,LINEAR,DIRECT
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Philadelphia, PA is soliciting for VALVE,LINEAR,DIRECT as a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) NEW SPARES requirement. This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI) designated for crucial shipboard systems enabling aircraft launch and recovery. Proposals are due June 8, 2026.
Scope of Work
This solicitation is for the procurement of VALVE,LINEAR,DIRECT components, classified as Flight Critical and Critical Safety Items. These valves are essential for crucial shipboard systems supporting aircraft launch and recovery, where failure could lead to serious injury, loss of life, or loss of vital systems/aircraft.
Key Requirements
- Source Approval: Only companies with prior engineering source approval by the Naval Air Systems Command are eligible. New manufacturers may submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) by the solicitation closing date, including comprehensive documentation such as configuration drawings, process sheets, purchase orders, comparative analysis, and inspection methods.
- Quality Assurance: Requires ISO 9001 or equivalent. Extensive quality controls include 100% PCO mandatory inspection, interim inspections at the contractor's location for specific sub-components, and receipt inspection/certification at Lakehurst. Contractors must provide a traceability system and assist with inspections. NDT companies must be NADCAP or ISO 17025 accredited.
- First Article Testing (FAT): A First Article Test is mandatory, requiring one uncoated sample. The contractor is responsible for all FAT costs, including retesting if disapproved. A waiver for FAT may be granted to offerors who have previously furnished identical production units within three years, from the same production location, and can provide a certification. Offerors requesting a waiver must submit two prices (with and without FAT).
- Inspections: 100% Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) mandatory inspection at source. Both final and in-process inspections require 14 and 10 days advance notification, respectively, to the PCO and NAWC Lakehurst QA representatives.
Contract & Timeline
- Contract Type: Solicitation (FMS NEW SPARES)
- Set-Aside: None specified; eligibility is restricted to companies with Naval Air Systems Command engineering source approval.
- Proposal Due: June 8, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT
- Published: May 29, 2026
- Contact: THOMAS.KUHNLE@DLA.MIL, 215-737-4024
Additional Notes
This solicitation is issued under Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities (EAF). No drawings are available for this requirement, but manufacturing, testing, and inspection must adhere to specified NAWC LAKEHURST drawing numbers (e.g., 610770-2, Revision R) and referenced specifications. The contractor is solely responsible for providing all necessary manufacturing and testing equipment. All records related to CSI/CAI manufacture and inspection/test must be provided to the ALRE Cognizant Technical Authority and maintained for seven years.