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The Department of Defense is purchasing fiber optic system tool kits. This will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract, and offers will be evaluated based on price, past performance, and delivery.

Scope

Fiber optic system tool kits (NSN 5180-014160567)
Estimated annual quantity of 57 kits

Sealed bid — price onlySmall business set-asideSubmission: portalDays to respond: 43

CompetitionLikely competitive

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Details

Place of performance: Richmond, Virginia
Buyer type: Federal
Notice type: Presolicitation
Solicitation no.: SPE4A7-27-R-0023
Category: Supplies & Equipment
NAICS: NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation): 12 open RFPs
Size standard: $40M revenue SBA table, NAICS 488190
PSC: PSC 5180 (SETS, KITS, AND OUTFITS OF HAND TOOLS): 5 open RFPs
Quantity: 57 kits annually from notice
Delivery location: Destination from notice
FOB: Origin from notice
Period of performance: 5-year base period from notice
Contract type: IDIQ from notice
Evaluation: Sealed bid, price only (FAR 14) from notice
NSN: 5180-01-416-0567 from notice
Part number: 0801-8000, FKIT 001 from notice
Approved sources: KITCO FIBER OPTICS INC (08RC6), FIBER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC (0YPM2) from notice
Local presence: Not required
Amendments: None since Oct 5
Contact: Thuy Ho
Office: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA AVIATION
Email: Thuy.Ho@dla.mil

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Key dates

Mon, Oct 5Posted

Not statedQuestions due

Thu, Nov 19 · 6:00 PM ETResponses due · 43 days left

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Mon, Oct 5; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

SPE4A727R0023 - 5180 FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM / WSIC J

NSN 5180-014160567; TOOL KIT, FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM; WSIC J; IQC PR 1000244901. THE APPROVED SOURCES ARE KITCO FIBER OPTICS INC (08RC6), P/N 0801-8000 AND FIBER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL INC (0YPM2), P/N FKIT 001 THIS SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO

OPTIONS.

THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANITTY IS 57 KT; THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 15 KT; THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 57 KT. THE DELIVERY DATE WILL BE 180 DAYS. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE WILL BE AT DESTINATION; FOB WILL BE AT ORIGIN.

THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. THIS IS NOT A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM.

PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY WILL BE EQUALLY WEIGHTED. THE FINAL CONTRACT AWARD DECISION MAY BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE, SPRS AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A WIRTTEN QUOTE.

PLEASE SUBMIT OFFERES IN WRITING. 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 OCTOBER 20, 2026.

What this office paid before

USAspending.gov, last 36 months

No USAspending award found for NSN 5180-01-416-0567 or part number 0801-8000, FKIT 001 in 36 months.

20 awards matched · tier 1: this contracting office (SPE4A7) + PSC 5180. Most recent:

Jun 15, 2026KAMPI COMPONENTS CO INCTOOL KIT,TELESCOPESPE4A726PC781 · PURCHASE ORDER · Defense Logistics Agency · ends Aug 24, 2026$10K

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