81--SHIPPING AND STORAG
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation at Philadelphia, PA has issued a Presolicitation for Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers (NSN 6K-8145-013567050-SY). This requirement is for a flight-critical item necessitating engineering source approval by the design control activity. The opportunity is designated as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA). Offers are due by June 22, 2026.
Requirement Details
This presolicitation seeks 28 units of NSN 6K-8145-013567050-SY, TDP VER 021, REF NR 579E001, with delivery FOB origin. Due to the item's flight-critical nature, acquisition requires engineering source approval. Only sources previously approved by the Government for this item have been solicited. Existing approved sources possess unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing/repair knowledge essential to maintaining quality, with data rights not economically available to the Government.
Source Approval Process
New or alternate sources must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. If you are not an approved source, you must submit, along with your proposal, the information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Source Approval Information Brochures. Links are provided for Spares and Repair:
- Spares:
https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/ - Repair:
https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/Offers failing to provide all required data or documentation of previous submission will not be considered. The time required for new source approval typically prevents award delays.
Contract & Timeline
- Opportunity Type: Presolicitation
- Set-Aside: 100% Small Business Set-Aside (SBSA)
- Response Due: June 22, 2026
- Published: May 7, 2026
- Agency: DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA
- Product Service Code: 8145 - Specialized Shipping And Storage Containers
Additional Information
The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification Brochure is available at: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/.