The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation), is seeking suppliers for the procurement of 91 units of the Windshield Panel, AI, identified by NSN 1560-014853955. This procurement is classified under the NAICS code 336413, which pertains to Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, and is critical for maintaining the operational readiness of military aircraft. The contract type is firm fixed price, with delivery expected within 128 days after receipt of order, and the solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or around December 31, 2025. Interested vendors can access the solicitation via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) and should direct inquiries to Rekisha Burton at rekisha.burton@dla.mil or Latrice Brown at brown.latrice@dla.mil.

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: 1560-014853955, WINDSHIELD PANEL,AI. This item is currently identified as part number

LLAMAS PLASTICS INC 8P093 P/N 21C1869-6

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 53117 P/N 65206-01009-106

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 78286 P/N 65206-01009-106

SIERRACIN CORPORATION 12035 P/N E-1203

GKN AEROSPACE TRANSPARENCY SYSTEMS INC. 86175 P/N P00200-1. 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 91 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 336413.

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 November 24, 2025 3:00 pm eastern standard time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to ReKisha Burton (rekisha.burton@dla.mil).

SPE4A726R0215 - 1560 - WINDSHIELD PANEL,AI

NSN: 1560-014853955, PR: 7014005599, ITEM: WINDSHIELD PANEL,AI, PART NUMBER: LLAMAS PLASTICS INC 8P093 P/N 21C1869-6

PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 53117 P/N 65206-01009-106

SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 78286 P/N 65206-01009-106

SIERRACIN CORPORATION 12035 P/N E-1203

GKN AEROSPACE TRANSPARENCY SYSTEMS INC. 86175 P/N P00200-1. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT FOR A QUANTITY OF 91 EACH AND CONTRACT TYPE SOUGHT IS FIRM FIXED PRICE. SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION NOT PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED. DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCUTION UNITS WILL BE WITHIN 128 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDER. FOB IS AT Destination, INSPECTION AT Origin, AND 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 December 31,2025.

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