# DIBBS #SPE4A7-27-T-0557

DLA solicitation for eight aircraft structural brackets and government first-article testing

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** October 20, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE4A7-27-T-0557
**NAICS:** 336413

The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking aircraft structural brackets for DLA Weapons Support, with a separate government first-article approval and testing requirement.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Weapons Support, ASC Supplier Operations AE and AF Division; contact: Huy Nguyen.
- **Primary item:** 8 BRACKET, STRUCTURAL COMPONENT, AIRCRAFT units, NSN 1560-00-462-1000; drawing part number 4F23684-101B, under basic drawing 98897 4F23684, revision D.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEM or commercial vendor is identified. DIBBS is the procurement portal, not a vendor.
- **Notable requirements:** The bracket is a critical application item. The solicitation requires origin inspection and acceptance, compliance with technical-data and quality requirements, and eligibility to access export-controlled information.
- **First article:** Government first-article approval and testing are required. First-article test units are separate from the 8 production units; their quantity is not stated in the provided attachment summary.
- **Delivery and testing timing:** Production delivery is required 557 days after award. First-article units are due within 180 calendar days of contract date, and the Government has 210 days after receipt to issue its decision.

### Description

GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTIC (QTY: Qty - See Solicitation, NSN: 0001S00000052, Purchase Request: 7018673121)
BRACKET, STRUCTURAL COM (QTY: 8, NSN: 1560-00-462-1000, Purchase Request: 7018673121)

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