The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation), is seeking proposals for an indefinite quantity contract (IQC) for the procurement of shackles, specifically NSN 4030-01-504-7788, manufactured by Columbus McKinnon Corp. The contract will cover a base period of five years with an estimated annual quantity of 2,780 units, requiring a minimum delivery order of 590 units and a maximum of 2,780 units, with delivery expected 157 days after order receipt. This procurement is crucial for ensuring the availability of fittings for rope, cable, and chain, which are essential components in various defense applications. Interested vendors should submit written quotes and can access the solicitation on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) around December 19, 2025; for inquiries, contact Thuy Ho at Thuy.Ho@dla.mil.

The DLA WEAPONS SUPPORT is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN 4030-015047788, SHACKLE. The approved manufacturing source COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP, Part Numbers 3442534 under Cage 13743 and Part Number M6540 under Cage 90202.  The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 332999.

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 performance-based 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.

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 attachment. Contact the DLA Aviation Small Business Office by sending a SAR Drop off request to email: dlaavnsmallbus@dla.mil   In the subject of the email indicate “Request SAR drop-off,” a point of contact email address, NSN, and a Cage Code in the body of the email.

Based on the responses to this Sources Sought Notice / Market Research, this  requirement may be set-aside for Small Business or procure 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 December 7, 2025, 6:00 PM (Eastern standard time). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Thuy Ho (thuy.ho@dla.mil).

SPE4A726R0082 – 4030 – SHACKLE / WSIC F

NSN 4030-01-504-7788; SHACKLE; WSIC F; IQC PR 1000213197.  THIS PART IS MANUFACTURED BY COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP, PART NUMBER 3442534 UNDER CAGE 13743 AND PART NUMBERs M6540 UNDER CAGE 90202.

THIS SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS.  THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANITTY IS 2780 EACH; THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 590 EACH; THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 2780 EACH.  THE DELIVERY DATE WILL BE 157 DAYS AFTER THE RECEIPT DATE OF ORDER.  INSPECTION AND ACCPETANCE WILL BE AT DESTINATION, FOB IS AT ORIGIN.  SURGE APPLIES TO THIS PROCUREMENT; THE MONTHLY SURGE QUANTIY IS 226 EACH.   THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT.  THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT (OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION NOT PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED).  THIS IS NOT A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM.  PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY WILL BE EQUALLY WEIGHTED.  THE FINAL CONTRACT AWARD DECISION MAY BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE, SPRS AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION.  THIS REQUEST IS FOR A WIRTTEN QUOTE.  PLEASE SUBMIT OFFERS IN WRITING.

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 DECEMBER  19, 2025.

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