# DIBBS #SPE7L1-27-T-3870

DLA seeks 72 F/A-18 engine rigid connecting links

**Posted:** November 06, 2026
**Respond By:** November 16, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE7L1-27-T-3870
**NAICS:** 336412

DLA Weapons Support is seeking 72 rigid connecting links for the F/A-18 Hornet’s F-404 engine exhaust-nozzle system.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Weapons Support, Land Supply Chain.
- **Product:** 72 rigid connecting links (tie rods, actuator), NSN 3040-01-163-7395; approved-source part number 4061T02G02.
- **OEMs and approved sources:** **New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc.**, **B & E Tool Company, Inc.**, **Union Machine Company of Lynn, Inc.**, and **General Electric Company**.
- **Requirements:** Titanium-alloy construction; 12.052 inches center-to-center; clevis at one end and bearing at the other; supplied as an inseparable assembly. The link is a critical application item used on the F-404 engine variable exhaust nozzle aboard the F/A-18 Hornet.
- **Delivery:** Required 168 days after order; FOB origin, with destination inspection and acceptance.

### Description

CONNECTING LINK, RIGID (QTY: 72, NSN: 3040-01-163-7395, Purchase Request: 7019027655)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 15860, Part No: 4061T02G02, Company: NEW HAMPSHIRE BALL BEARINGS INC
  - CAGE: 24008, Part No: 4061T02G02, Company: B & E TOOL COMPANY, INC.
  - CAGE: 51992, Part No: 4061T02G02, Company: UNION MACHINE COMPANY OF LYNN, INC
  - CAGE: 99207, Part No: 4061T02G02, Company: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
 

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