The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation), is seeking suppliers for the procurement of eight units of the IRS Shell Assembly for the Osprey V-22A aircraft, under solicitation number SPE4A726R0095. This procurement is classified under NAICS code 488190, which pertains to Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, and is categorized as a firm fixed-price contract with delivery expected within 268 days. The solicitation will be issued on or around November 18, 2025, and interested vendors can access the solicitation documents via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp. For further inquiries, vendors may contact Calvin Peterson at calvin.peterson@dla.mil or by phone at (804) 659-8838.

**1680 -** **IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC,** **'AIRCRAFT, OSPREY V-22A, MARINE CORPS**

**SOLICITATION NUMBER:** SPE4A726R0095

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**NOTICE DETAILS**

**Solicitation #**

SPE4A726R0095

**Procurement Type:**

Sources Sought

**Title:**

1680-01-599-1742- IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC

**Classification Code:**

1680 – MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS

**NAICS Code:**

488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

**Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:**

No

**Primary Point of Contact:**

Calvin Peterson

Acquisition Specialist

calvin.peterson@dla.mil

Phone: (804) 659-8838

**Secondary Point of Contact:**

Claudette Atkins

Contracting Officer

claudette.atkins@dla.mil

**Description:**

The Defense Logistics Agency is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN: 1680-01-599-1742, IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC. This item is currently identified as part number C-01256-7. Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets. The estimated annual quantity is 8 each. The unit prices will be established at the time of a contract award. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 488190.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS

REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND

OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by October 27th  , 2025 1:00 pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Calvin Peterson (calvin.peterson@dla.mil).

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Calvin Peterson via email (calvin.peterson@dla.mil).

**Place of Contract Performance:**

6002 Strathmore Rd  
RICHMOND, Virginia 23234

United States

**Archiving Policy:**

Manual Archive

**Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:**

Yes

**Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:**

Yes

1680-01-599-1742- IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC

**DESCRIPTION/WSDC/END ITEM**: - IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC, 'AIRCRAFT, OSPREY V-22A, MARINE CORPS

**SOLICITATION NUMBER:** SPE4A726R0095

**NOTICE DETAILS**

**Solicitation #**

SPE4A726R0095

**Procurement Type:**

Pre-solicitation

**Title:**

SPE4A726R0095-1680-01-599-1742- IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC

**Classification Code:**

1680 – MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS

**NAICS Code:**

488190 - Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

**Is this a Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action?:**

No

**Response Date:                              Primary Point of Contact:**

December  18,2025 3:00 PM Eastern           Calvin Peterson

Acquisition Specialist

calvin.peterson@dla.mil

Phone: (804) 659-8838

**Description:**

NSN: 1680-01-599-1742, PR: 7008032544, ITEM: IRS SHELL ASSY,AIRC; . THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 8 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE 268 DAYS. FOB IS AT DESTINATION, INSPECTION AT ORIGIN, ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.

A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND November 18, 2025.

**Archiving Policy:**

Automatic, 15 days after response date

**Allow Vendors To Add/Remove From Interested Vendors:**

Yes

**Allow Vendors To View Interested Vendors List:**

Yes

Buyer

NAICS

PSC

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