# SAM #SPE4A727R0052-Sources_Sought

DLA market research for a source-controlled gas temperature exhaust thermocouple

**Buyer:** DLA Aviation
**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** October 19, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE4A727R0052-Sources_Sought
**NAICS:** 336413, 336412

DLA Weapons Support is researching sources for a source-controlled gas temperature exhaust thermocouple.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Weapons Support.
- **OEMs and products:**
  - **Aero Precision Industries LLC** — gas temperature exhaust thermocouple, NSN 2840-01-147-0478; part number 635E874P03.
  - **Ametek Inc.** — gas temperature exhaust thermocouple, NSN 2840-01-147-0478; part number 8TC53AAA3.
- **Quantity:** Not specified.
- **Notable requirement:** The item is source controlled. DLA cannot authorize additional sources; new-source approval must come from the manufacturing source identified on the source control drawing.
- **Opportunity status:** Informational market research to identify capable sources; it is not a request for offers or a commitment to award.

### Description

<p>Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapons Support is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 2840-01-147-0478, gas temperature exhaust thermocouple.&nbsp; This item is currently manufactured by Aero Precision Industries LLC (CAGE 0ZTJ5) under part number 635E874P03 and Ametek Inc. (CAGE 974240 under part number 8TC53AAA3.&nbsp; The Weapon System Designator Code is 56F.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. &nbsp;This is not a request for an offer.&nbsp; This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government.&nbsp; Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement.&nbsp; No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement.&nbsp; Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.</p>

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<p>Since this item is source controlled, DLA is not authorized to add new sources. Only the manufacturing source specified on the source control drawing is authorized to approve new sources. &nbsp;Interested parties who want to become an approve source are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by <strong>October 19, 2026, 2:00pm eastern standard time</strong>. &nbsp;The buyer will provide information for the cognizant design authority authorized to approve sources. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Gladys Brown (gladys.brown@dla.mil).&nbsp;</p>

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