| Location: | Virginia |
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| Posted: | Jul 22, 2025 |
| Due: | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | SPE4A7-25-R-0760 |
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NSN 1670-01-547-0401, PARACHUTE,LOW-VELOC, AIRCRAFT, HERCULES C-130
PR 7008829500, SPE4A7-25-R-0760 is FOB Origin, I/A Origin. NSN (1670-01-547-0401) is a PARACHUTE,LOW-VELOC. This solicitation is for a quantity of 3925 each. Solicitation is being solicited as a Total Small Business set-aside. The required delivery is 606 days ARO.
This NSN is designated as a Critical Application, Critical Safety, and Life Support item. Covered Defense Information, Higher Level Contract Quality, and Export Control apply to this procurement. Textile Testing, Production Lot Testing and First Article Testing apply. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The solicitation issue date is on or around 08/06/2025.
Surplus material will not be considered for this procurement as it is designated as Life Support.
A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS Website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. 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. RFPs 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 this solicitation will not be available to requestors

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