Opportunity
SAM #26-26-1001
DLA Aviation Sole Source Procurement of PUMA VTR1620M with Turnkey Services
Buyer
DLA Aviation
Posted
March 26, 2026
Respond By
April 04, 2026
Identifier
26-26-1001
NAICS
333517
DLA Aviation at Richmond is conducting a procurement for a PUMA VTR1620M with turnkey services. - Government Buyer: - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation - Contracting office: DLA AVIATION, ASC INDUSTRIAL PLANT EQUIPMENT, Richmond, VA - OEM and Vendor: - American Machines (sole source) - Products/Services Requested: - PUMA VTR1620M (quantity: 1) - Turnkey services included - Notable Requirements: - Sole source, firm-fixed price procurement - Delivery is FOB Destination - Preliminary inspection at origin; final inspection and acceptance at destination - No set-aside for small business or other groups - No part number provided - Place of Performance/Delivery: - DLA Aviation, Richmond, VA - Washington, United States (potential place of performance) - No additional unique technical requirements specified beyond turnkey services and inspection details.
Description
The DLA-Aviation is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a PUMA VTR1620M.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE 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 TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
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 should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by closing date listed on this posting. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil with Subject Line: ATTN 26-26-1001. Responses should be not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10 inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to perform this requirement. Please include the notice ID number in your submission heading.
Interested parties that can provide the required PUMA VTR1620M with turnkey services including: tooling, training, technical data( manuals, drawings), IUID tag, installation, and foundation may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the stated closing date/time.
Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements. Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer. Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement. Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements. For simplicity, the estimate should broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area: Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages) Training Tech Data - Manuals and drawings Installation Cost Foundation Work Shipping
location of work Bangor, Wa