# DIBBS #SPE7L3-26-T-293U

DLA request for 11 safety-critical rigid connecting links with testing

**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE7L3-26-T-293U
**NAICS:** 332999

DLA Land and Maritime is seeking 11 rigid connecting links for a critical-safety application.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Land and Maritime, Land Supplier Operations Vehicle Support; buyer contact: Richard Hopkins.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM or product vendor is identified in the provided materials.
- **Product:** 11 rigid connecting links, NSN 3040-01-096-1133; part piece number 70400-02252-133.
- **Notable requirements:** The item is identified as a critical safety item and is restricted to a government-approved engineering source.
  - Contractor first-article testing is required for one unit, with a test report due within 90 days of contract award.
  - Government production-lot testing is required; one sample is randomly selected from the production lot. Testing and evaluation are estimated at 180 and 60 calendar days, respectively.
  - Inspection and acceptance take place at origin. The links require IUID and serial-number traceability, visual checks for fractures, permanent deformation, and looseness, and proof-load checks for compressive and tensile strength.

### Description

CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTIC (QTY: Qty - See Solicitation, NSN: 0001S00000053, Purchase Request: 7018496730)
PRODUCTION LOT TESTING (QTY: Qty - See Solicitation, NSN: 0001S00000061, Purchase Request: 7018496730)
CONNECTING LINK, RIGID (QTY: 11, NSN: 3040-01-096-1133, Purchase Request: 7018496730)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: No Data found
 

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