# TIE ROD,STEERING Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/spe7lx26r0060 - Solicitation number: SPE7LX-26-R-0060 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as sources sought) - Status: Awarded to Direct Line, Inc. for $7,445,413.00 - Department: Department of Defense - Agency: Defense Logistics Agency - Contracting office: DLA Land and Maritime (SPE7LX) - NAICS: 336330 Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing - Product or service code: 25 Vehicular Equipment Components - First posted: April 8, 2026 - Last posted: June 29, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/15a7147da2eb4cdebaac3d1dddfa7492/view ## Description The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will issue a Request for Proposal on or about April 30 2026 at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. The proposed contract will be solicited as Unrestricted With Other Than Full and Open Competition. This is not a request for quote or proposal. The purpose of this prelisolicitation notice is to provide prospective vendors the opportunity to review the NSN: 2530-01-363-4436. The NSN listed on the request for proposal will have a contract minimum and maximum that is set at the NSN level. This will be used to determine if cost or pricing data would be required with any proposals, and if none of the exceptions to cost or pricing data were found. An indefinite quantity contract with one base year and four possible option years is anticipated. The total duration, base period plus option years shall not exceed 5 years. The solicitation for 1 NSN, determined as commercial of a type under FAR 2.101 (3) (i), will be solicited using FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. Items are all for DLA Direct (Stock) requirements. When solicited, the NSN will have quantity breaks. The solicitation will specify Inspection/Acceptance at Origin or Destination and whether Military Packaging or commercial packaging applies. Government required delivery will be annotated on the solicitation. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final decision will be based on a combination of price, past performance, delivery and any other factors listed in the solicitation. If NSNs are a drawing, the drawings will be located on the cFolders once the solicitation is released. Drawings can be downloaded by authorized users from the cFolders website via the Internet at https://pcf1.bsm.dla.mil/cfolders. Problems with cFolders can be addressed by the cFolders Help Desk at (855) 352-0001 and/or via email at DSCC.ProdDataCustSvc@dla.mil. Do not call the buyer for Drawing Item Issues. The solicitation will be made available on the internet at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil under Requests for Proposal (RFP) SPE7LX- 26-R-0060 on or around the solicitation date of April 30 2026. The solicitation will remain open for 30 days, allowing time for potential offerors to review the solicitation and related attachments and if applicable, submit proposals. ## Publications - April 8, 2026: Sources sought, due April 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT. Notice 88103142937945139bc2519be0f3c8f0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/88103142937945139bc2519be0f3c8f0/view - April 15, 2026: Presolicitation, due June 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Notice 894e6fcf898446d29591d1fe6a96f122. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/894e6fcf898446d29591d1fe6a96f122/view - June 29, 2026: Award notice. Notice 15a7147da2eb4cdebaac3d1dddfa7492. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/15a7147da2eb4cdebaac3d1dddfa7492/view ## Points of contact - Patrick Laugherty6146931133, patrick.laugherty@dla.mil --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/spe7lx26r0060.