# SAM #SPRRA1-27-R-A019 DLA source search for Apache Improved Magnetic R component **Buyer:** DLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL **Posted:** October 06, 2026 **Respond By:** October 12, 2026 **Identifier:** SPRRA1-27-R-A019 **NAICS:** 334419 DLA Aviation at Huntsville is conducting market research for a component used in the Apache weapon system. - **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Aviation, Huntsville, Alabama. - **Requested item:** Improved Magnetic R component, NSN 5963-01-620-2870, part number 10020C-00; quantity is not specified. - **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named. - **Notable requirements:** Potential sources would need to support qualification engineering and manufacturing and production, including supply-chain management, logistics, forecasting, long-lead procurement, obsolescence management, and final delivery. DLA states that technical data needed for competitive procurement is unavailable and encourages capable businesses to pursue source approval. - **Opportunity context:** This is market research to identify qualified sources; it is not a purchase commitment. ### Description


THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT RECEIVE A
RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being conducted by the Defense Logistics
Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small
Business. The proposed North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 334111 which has a corresponding
Size Standard of 1250 employees. This SSS is to notify companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal,
Alabama, is seeking qualified sources for the acquisition of a IMPROVED MAGNETIC R, NSN: 5963-01-620-2870, Part
Number: 10020C-00 in support of the APACHE weapon system. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not
physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate,
economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. As a result, this acquisition is currently being procured under
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1(a)(1) having only a limited number of responsible sources. The Government is
interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned,
Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. All contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be
registered as a potential source. Firms that possess the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are
encouraged to identify themselves. Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future
solicitations by visiting AvMC's public website:
https://amrdec.army.afpims.mil/Directorates/STI/
The contractor shall be capable of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices established at time of a contract
award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a
qualified source. The contractor will also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but
not limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, material forecasting,
obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all additional costs incurred resulting from contract
performance.
DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT
CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO
ISSUE A SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE 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.

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