NSN 5306-01-317-4318, BOLT, CLOSE TOLERANCE - 40A / HELICOPTER, BLACK HAWK UH-60A, UH-60L, HH/UH-60M, UH-60V

Please be advised that the proposed solicitation number for this requirement is being updated from SPE4A626R0296 to SPE4A627R0028. This change is administrative only and is necessitated by the transition from Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27). All historical documents previously posted under SPE4A626R0296 remain valid for this requirement. Future updates, draft documents, and the formal solicitation (if issued) will be publicized exclusively under the new solicitation number: SPE4A627R0028. * Interested parties who have already submitted capability packages under the previous notice do not need to resubmit. Please ensure you monitor and subscribe to the new Notice ID SPE4A627R0028 on SAM.gov for all future updates. ___________________ The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation - Richmond is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtain) this item. The current approved sole source of supply and part number is listed below. BOLT, CLOSE TOLERANCE NSN 5306-01-317-4318 AVIBANK MFG., INC. 84256 P/N AS616-102 SPACE-LOK, INC. 16258 P/N SLB163-102 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. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by August 11, 2026. DLA Weapons Support Richmond Primary Point of Contact: April Wynn Acquisition Specialist 445-737-4868 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 attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring. If there is an open solicitation for a LSN/NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. If you are submitting a SAR for a LSN/NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Weapons Support Richmond Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 6090 Strathmore Road Richmond, VA 23237