Special Tool
Sources Sought · Dept of Defense · Responses due Nov 9, 2026
Special Tool is a sources sought notice posted on SAM.gov by Dept of Defense (Dla Land Warren) on Oct 30, 2026, under NAICS 333514 (Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing). It is set aside: Small Business Set Aside - Total. The work is to be performed in Alabama. Responses are due Nov 9, 2026.
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Agency
- Dept of Defense
- Office
- Defense Logistics Agency / Dla Land / Dla Land Warren Michigan / Dla Land Warren
- Solicitation number
- SPRDL1-26-R-0094
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Alabama
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Responses due
- Nov 9, 2026 (8 days left)
The full description, attachments and response instructions are on SAM.gov: read this notice on SAM.gov. To respond you need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.
What this sources sought notice means
A sources sought notice is market research: the agency asks which businesses could do the work before it decides how to buy it. Your answer can persuade the contracting officer to set the contract aside for small businesses. Responding is not a bid, but it can decide whether the contract is set aside for small businesses.
- Check that your business is small under the size standard for this NAICS code.
- Answer each question in the notice, within its page limit.
- Include your UEI, CAGE code, size status, certifications and relevant past performance.
- Attach a short capability statement and email it to the contact named on SAM.gov before the response date.
DoD contract spending
The Department of Defense obligated $1.3T on contracts from FY2024 to FY2026. Its largest contractors were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Electric Boat Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation. What it buys most: aircraft manufacturing, engineering services, research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences (except nanotechnology and biotechnology).
See Department of Defense contracts: top contractors, what it buys and recent awards.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the response deadline for SPRDL1-26-R-0094?
- Responses are due Nov 9, 2026. Always confirm the date and time zone in the notice on SAM.gov, since agencies sometimes extend deadlines with an amendment.
- Who can respond to Special Tool?
- This notice is set aside for any business that is small under the SBA size standard for the contract's NAICS code. You also need an active SAM.gov registration, which is free.
- Who usually wins special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing government contracts?
- Search past awards under NAICS 333514 on USAspending.gov, or browse the industry pages on this site.
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