The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, is conducting market research via a Sources Sought notice for the procurement of a hydraulic parts kit, identified by NSN 1650-000725616. The agency is seeking to determine the capabilities of other manufacturers to produce or legitimately obtain this item, which is currently supplied by MAC Aerospace Corp, CEF Industries, LLC, and Aero Precision Industries LLC for use in C-130 aircraft. Interested parties who wish to be considered as approved sources must submit a request to the DLA Aviation Small Business Office by emailing DLAAVNSMALLBUS@DLA.MIL, and responses to this notice are due by January 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. For further inquiries, potential respondents can contact Ryan Loeffelholz at ryan.loeffelholz@dla.mil or by phone at 804-279-1452.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) AVIATION IS ISSUING THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE AS MEANS OF CONDUCTING MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF OTHER COMPANIES ARE CAPABLE OF MANUFACTURING (OR LEGITIMATELY OBTAINING) THE FOLLOWING ITEM:

NSN 1650-000725616, PARTS KIT, HYDRAULIC. THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED BY:

MAC AEROSPACE CORP 0LGT4 P/N 9672257-10    
CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC 00268 P/N C7088-94    
AERO PRECISION INDUSTRIES LLC 0ZTJ5 P/N C7088-94

06F | PARTS KIT, HYDRAULIC | C-130

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. 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.

IF YOUR COMPANY DESIRES TO BE REVIEWED AND QUALIFIED AS AN “APPROVED SOURCE” FOR THIS ITEM, 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.

IN ADDITION, INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WANT TO BECOME AN APPROVE SOURCE CAN ALSO NOTIFY THE BUYER FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AT  RYAN.LOEFFELHOLZ@DLA.MIL.  RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 18, 2025, AT 3:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. 

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