SAM #SPE4A727R0103_SOURCESSOUGHT

DLA Aviation market research for five aircraft hydraulic and fuel-system parts

DLA Aviation in Richmond is seeking information on potential sources for five aircraft hydraulic and fuel-system parts. - Buyer: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Aviation, Richmond. - Notice purpose: Sources Sought market research; this is not a request for offers or a commitment to award. - OEMs identified: Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp. is listed as a current manufacturer of all five parts. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is also listed as a current manufacturer of the centrifugal pump impeller. - Parts requested: - Fuel inlet adapter, part number 60-36914; NSN 2915-00-073-7308; quantity not specified. - Centrifugal pump impeller, part number 60-23517; NSN 2915-00-056-2918; quantity not specified. - Hydraulic fluid tank piston, part number 86617; NSN 1650-01-286-5222; quantity not specified. - High-pressure bootstrap reservoir tube, part number 86062; NSN 1650-00-329-3454; quantity not specified. - Overhaul valve parts kit, part number 39-07523; NSN 1630-00-071-9308; quantity not specified. - Notable requirement: Sources may respond with information about their ability to manufacture or legitimately obtain the parts. Sources seeking approval must use the Source Approval Request program and demonstrate that their product meets or exceeds the required quality level.

Description

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation 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 2915-00-073-7308, FUEL INLET ADAPTER

This item is currently manufactured by HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP (CAGE 81982) UNDER PART NUMBER 60-36914. The Weapon System Designator Code is 06F. 

NSN 2915-00-056-2918, CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IMPELLER

This item is currently manufactured by NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (CAGES 26512 AND 61174) UNDER PART 60-23517 ANDN HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP (CAGE 81982) UNDER PART NUMBER 60-23517. The Weapon System Designator Code is 17N. 

NSN 1650-01-286-5222, HYDRAULIC FLUID TANK PISTON

This item is currently manufactured by HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP (CAGE 81982) UNDER PART NUMBER 86617. The Weapon System Designator Code is 15F. 

NSN 1650-00-329-3454, HIGH PRESSURE BOOTSTRAP RESERVOIR TUBE

This item is currently manufactured by HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP (CAGE 81982) UNDER PART NUMBER 86062. The Weapon System Designator Code is 15F. 

NSN 1630-00-071-9308, OVERHAUL VALVE PARTS KIT

This item is currently manufactured by HYDRO-AIRE AEROSPACE CORP (CAGE 81982) UNDER PART NUMBER 39-07523. The Weapon System Designator Code is 05F. 

This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as 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 technical description is strictly voluntary.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by NOVEMBER 3, 2026, 10:00Am Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tatjana Klemmer at tatjana.klemmer@dla.mil.

Contracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.

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