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State of DLA Aviation Buying

September 2026

September 1 to September 23, 2026 (month to date)

What the Defense Logistics Agency solicited and awarded in aviation supply, drawn from the public record: every DIBBS solicitation and award on the stock numbers PartsAndPlanes tracks, joined to the Federal Supply Classification, the SAM entity registry and the FAA. Charts and tables, the prior month beside each figure. Free to read, quote and link; please credit PartsAndPlanes.com.

Data, not advice. The report describes the record. It does not recommend that anyone buy, sell, quote or bid; a listing as an approved source is not a determination of eligibility for any purchase, and the solicitation governs.

Published September 24, 2026 · partsandplanes.com/research · PartsAndPlanes.com LLC, 70 Meridian RD, Ladys Island, SC 29907

The month in numbers

1,742

Awards

-39% vs August

$23.5M

Awarded

-48% vs August

1,341

Stock numbers bought

-36% vs August

509

Winning companies

-27% vs August

32,225

Solicitations issued

— vs August

28,435

Stock numbers solicited

— vs August

14,959

Still open at month end

of those issued in September

Where the dollars went

Dollars awarded by Federal Supply Group

59 · Electrical And Electronic Equipmen$3.2M43 · Pumps And Compressors$3.2M53 · Hardware And Abrasives$2.4M47 · Pipe, Tubing, Hose, And Fittings$2.0M48 · Valves$2.0M61 · Electric Wire, And Power And Distr$1.8M30 · Mechanical Power Transmission Equi$1.7M66 · Instruments And Laboratory Equipme$1.5M29 · Engine Accessories$1.4M25 · Vehicular Equipment Components$630K15 · Aerospace Craft And Structural Com$558K58 · Communication, Detection, And Cohe$494K

The fifteen classes with the most dollars

FSCClassAwardedAwardsvs August
4320Power And Hand Pumps$1.7M34-25%
3040Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment$1.5M15+17%
4820Valves, Nonpowered$1.3M58-70%
4730Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, And Railing Fitti$1.3M30+358%
2910Engine Fuel System Components, Nonaircraft$787K6+18%
4330Centrifugals, Separators, And Pressure And Vacuu$763K24-45%
6680Liquid And Gas Flow, Liquid Level, And Mechanica$747K14+42%
5340Hardware, Commercial$708K51-39%
4720Hose And Flexible Tubing$673K42+4%
4810Valves, Powered$672K16-58%
4310Compressors And Vacuum Pumps$654K13-41%
5985Antennas, Waveguides, And Related Equipment$580K12-12%
1560Airframe Structural Components$558K12-65%
6105Motors, Electrical$544K11-33%
6110Electrical Control Equipment$526K13-64%

What DLA asked for

Solicitations issued per week, thirteen weeks

1,785Aug 248,576Aug 3111,713Sep 079,899Sep 144,138Sep 21

The mix

SeptemberAugust
Solicitations issued32,2250
Set aside for small business (any program)5,207 (16%)0 (—)
Restricted to approved sources (AMSC)17,711 (55%)0 (—)
Median quantity per solicitation10
Solicitations for 100 units or more6,609

The stock numbers solicited most

NSNItemSolicitationsUnitsOpen
5999-01-680-6052Shielding Gasket,Ele262626
5999-01-680-5759Shielding Gasket,Ele262626
5999-01-680-5990Shielding Gasket,Ele262626
6510-00-721-9808Sponge,Surgical10202
4240-01-558-3253Faceshield,Industria9504
5310-00-373-3035Nut,Self-Locking,Cli83,9601
6505-01-480-7897Tolnaftate Powder81412
6515-01-515-0197Glove,Patient Examin81331
6505-01-256-4972Permethrin Cream Rin8722
6640-01-604-3258Sexual Assault Deter8123
5310-01-219-5954Nut,Self-Locking,Bar72,0911
4240-01-342-2857Cartridge,Respirato74253

Who won

68%

small-business share of dollars

1,274 of 1,742

awards to small businesses

29%

top 10 winners' share

65%

top 50 winners' share

14

first award in three years

The twenty companies awarded the most

CAGECompanyStAwardsAwardedShare
7Y333Argo Turboserve Corporation (small)VA8$1.4M6%
1Y249Aar Supply Chain, INCIL10$881K4%
4LF36Phoenix Trading INC. (small)MD29$774K3%
3B558Ja Moody LLCPA12$742K3%
7Z016Kampi Components Co INC (small)PA43$620K3%
5V049Jo-Kell INC. (small)VA9$557K2%
6PZL1Larkos Packing And Distribution INC.PA36$481K2%
66200Pioneer Industries, LLCNY22$475K2%
034H5Standard Calibrations INC (small)VA4$439K2%
0HBG3Vehicle Maintenance Program INC (small)FL4$387K2%
04836Jamaica Bearings Co., INC. (small)NY7$386K2%
27541Transaero, INC. (small)NY3$383K2%
56529Hydraulics International, INC.CA8$378K2%
4K0V2Integrated Procurement Technologies (small)OH5$326K1%
7EUU8Eos-Av International Corp (small)IL1$322K1%
89305Simmonds Precision Products INCVT3$317K1%
98247Canadian Commercial CorporationON1$308K1%
79343Asrc Federal Facilities Logistics, LLCNJ11$301K1%
63857Circor Naval Solutions LLCMA2$280K1%
7BUL6Global Logistics Strategies INC. (small)FL4$279K1%

Small-business status is the company's own SAM registration. An award here is a DLA purchase-order or contract award recorded on DIBBS for the stock number.

What DLA paid, against last time

Unit price paid this month against the prior award on the same stock number

83down >25%141down 5–25%895within 5%218up 5–25%121up 25–100%56up >100%

1,514

awards with a prior price

+0.0%

median change vs the prior award

26%

paid more than 5% above the prior award

15%

paid more than 5% below

-1% to +5%

middle half of changes

The largest increases, quantity five or more

NSNItemPriorThis monthChangeQty
5315-00-161-8834Nail$4$40+789%22
5315-01-389-7192Pin,Straight,Headed$1$6+427%310
5340-00-465-6384Cover,Access$154$783+407%131
2990-01-496-3359Pipe,Exhaust$510$2,500+390%9
5340-01-700-1750Clamp,Block$57$269+375%41
6515-01-071-5561Stapler,Surgical$34$145+320%29
5325-01-497-9768Grommet Assembly$33$129+293%10
3110-01-485-8025Ball,Bearing$212$825+290%29

Prior award: the most recent award on the same NIIN within three years. Unit prices are as recorded on DIBBS; quantity, packaging and lead time differ between awards, so a change is a fact about the two awards, not a market rate.

The biggest buys

The stock numbers DLA spent the most on

NSNItemAwardsUnitsAwardedWinners
3040-01-312-1352Piston,Linear Actuat17$917K1
2910-01-732-8604Carburetor Assembly13$585K1
6680-01-314-3623Receiver,Indicator,L229$410K1
4730-01-442-0624Strainer,Sediment14$329K1
1560-01-479-7115Support,Structural C134$322K1
5340-01-105-1509Bracket Assy,Damper181$316K1
3040-01-411-5714Shaft,Shouldered14$308K1
5820-01-566-7970Camera,Television432$296K2
4310-01-343-0889Piston,Compressor119$287K1
4730-00-540-1268Coupling Half,Quick1509$282K1
4320-01-417-4931Sleeve,Shaft,Pump112$270K1
4720-01-674-1391Hose Assembly,Nonmet127$244K1

Obsolescence watch

21,595

stock numbers on the obsolescence watch

165

rated high risk

74

high risk and solicited right now

High-risk stock numbers by class

5330 · Packing And Gasket Materials124820 · Valves, Nonpowered81560 · Airframe Structural Components66140 · Batteries, Rechargeable54730 · Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, And45360 · Coil, Flat, Leaf, And Wire Springs45365 · Bushings, Rings, Shims, And Spacer44320 · Power And Hand Pumps44930 · Lubrication And Fuel Dispensing Eq44710 · Pipe, Tube And Rigid Tubing45325 · Fastening Devices45340 · Hardware, Commercial4

The watch scores every stock number in the record for source thinning (few or lapsed approved sources), acquisition codes that signal no planned procurement, and demand that continues regardless. Snapshot at publication; the list is at partsandplanes.com/obsolescence.

What buyers searched for

362

distinct searches that reached the record

840

times a record page was shown on Google

5

visits from those searches

The part and stock numbers searched most

SearchImpressionsClicks
0001591579930
bacc30m6180
elm1254130
9na0657801122
110054110
l43450p01110
rtv8262100
sctr32390
734895790
14741290
l21103p0180
ada320 94570
mil c 2650070
323-953370
cr3213-4-261

Google Search Console for partsandplanes.com: the queries on which a PartsAndPlanes page appeared in results during the month. A measure of what buyers were looking for, seen through one site.

FAA Airworthiness Directives

41 Airworthiness Directives published in September 2026.

ADPublishedSubject
2026-09-22Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Sas Airplanes
2026-09-22Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Sas Airplanes
2026-09-22Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited Helicopters
2026-09-22Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters
2026-09-21Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
2026-18-522026-09-18Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. Kg Engines
2026-18-512026-09-18Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd. & Co. Kg Engines
2026-09-17Airworthiness Directives; Atr-Gie Avions De Transport Régional Airplanes
2026-18-082026-09-17Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
2026-09-17Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Engines

Method and sources

Coverage. Awards are DLA purchase orders and contracts recorded on DIBBS for the stock numbers in the PartsAndPlanes record (the stock numbers DLA has solicited, plus those with award history in the FLIS classes the site follows). Dollars are quantity times unit price as recorded; an award without a unit price is counted in neither dollars nor awards. Solicitations are DIBBS requests for quotation by issue date. The prior-month comparison uses the same span of days when the current month is incomplete.

Classes. A stock number is filed under one Federal Supply Class; where DIBBS and FPDS disagree the class recorded on the solicitation is used. Group and class titles are the DLA H2 titles.

Companies. Names, states and small-business status are from the SAM.gov entity registry as of publication, keyed by CAGE code. A company that has never registered in SAM appears by CAGE only.

Prices. The price comparison pairs each award with the most recent prior award on the same NIIN within three years. It is a comparison of two recorded awards, not a price index; quantity, packaging, delivery and set-aside terms differ between awards.

Obsolescence. PartsAndPlanes scores every stock number in its record for source thinning, acquisition codes and continuing demand; the watch is a snapshot at publication.

Search. Google Search Console data for partsandplanes.com; queries are those on which a PartsAndPlanes page appeared in Google results during the month.

Sources. DLA DIBBS; the Federal Logistics Information System; SAM.gov; FPDS; the FAA Regulatory and Guidance Library; Google Search Console. Every figure on the site is dated and linked to its source page.

Reuse. Quote and reproduce freely with credit to PartsAndPlanes.com and a link to partsandplanes.com/research. The underlying record is public; the join is ours.

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