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BOLT, SHEAR - 40A / HELICOPTER, BLACK HAWK UH-60A, UH-60L, HH/UH-60M, UH-60V
Contact and place of performance
April Wynn
Not specified
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Weapon Support (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, SHEAR NSN 5306-01-098-7212 SPS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 56878 P/N 74178-8-19 Interested parties...
View moreIf your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit your application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. 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 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The responsibility 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 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 NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:
SAR Program
DLA Aviation
Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond, VA 23297-5100
DLA Aviation is issuing this sources sought notice (SPE4A626R0243) as market research to identify potential manufacturers or legitimate suppliers of shear bolts used on UH-60A, UH-60L, HH/UH-60M, and UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters. The specific item is identified as NSN 5306-01-098-7212, with SPS Technologies, LLC (CAGE 56878, P/N 74178-8-19) currently listed as the sole approved source of supply. This requirement is categorized under NAICS 332722 for Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing and PSC 5306 for Bolts.
The agency intends to determine if other companies can demonstrate the capability to manufacture these supplies to the same or higher quality level as the original equipment manufacturer. Interested parties are invited to submit point of contact information and manufacturing locations by June 5, 2026. Companies seeking to become an approved source must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, containing the technical data necessary to document that their product is equal to the currently approved item.
This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a request for proposal or a commitment by the government to award a contract. No funds are authorized for the preparation of responses, and any information provided is strictly voluntary. If a solicitation is not currently open, SAR packages are directed to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Manager at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Richmond facility.
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