What the government is buying
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, Pa) has posted a solicitation notice on SAM.gov for Cylinder Assembly, a under solicitation number SPRPA126RYD25. Responses are due November 9, 2026, 11:59 PM EST.
From the notice: ALL PAR (POST AWARD REQUESTS) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NAVSUP WSS VENDOR PORTAL. PLEASE SEE CLAUSE WSSTERMHZ17 FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS. PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTORS TO REQUEST ACCESS TO WORKFLOW PRO (WFP) MOD ASSIST Please use the following address to open the NAVSUP WSS Workflow Pro (WFP) Mod Assist Vendor page: https://mynavsup.nag.navy.mil/apps/ops$workflow_pro.home To request an account, navigate to the bottom of the page and click Request Account. Fill in the information to create the user profile, you must select Robyn Grinarml as the POC from the drop-down menu. Select Privacy Act Agreement; after reading the statement, click Agree. When all data has been entered on the form, click the blue Submit ...
| Title | Cylinder Assembly, a |
|---|---|
| Agency | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Office | DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, Pa |
| Solicitation number | SPRPA126RYD25 |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None stated in the notice |
| NAICS | 333613 (Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing) |
| PSC | 3040 (Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment) |
| Part and drawing numbers | 514762, 4970043, 9900013, 4930008, 4980081, 420395 |
| Response due | November 9, 2026, 11:59 PM EST |
| Point of contact | Telephone: 2137373962, KENNETH.LAUBER@DLA.MIL |
| SAM.gov notice | https://sam.gov/opp/a7820788897a4de98677e27965363184/view |
This page summarizes the public notice only. The complete solicitation, amendments, and attachments are posted on SAM.gov, and offerors should price from the full package.
How Wexmar would machine this
Based on the notice title and classification, Wexmar would plan this work around CNC turning on Mazak and Doosan lathes with live tooling, so diameters, bores, threads, cross holes, and flats are finished in one or two setups. Every lot is inspected against the drawing on Brown & Sharpe CMMs. The notice references first article requirements, and Wexmar prepares first article inspection reports with full dimensional results for approval before production.
Equipment on the floor
- Turning: 10 Mazak and Doosan CNC lathes with live tooling
- Horizontal milling: 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers, 3- and 4-axis, with pallet changers
- Swiss: 4 Maier Swiss-type lathes, bar capacity to 32 mm
- Grinding: centerless and surface grinding
- Inspection: 2 Brown & Sharpe coordinate measuring machines
Materials
The notice text references aluminum. Wexmar machines carbon and alloy steels, stainless steels including precipitation-hardening grades, Inconel, Monel, Hastelloy, aluminum, brass, bronze, titanium, and engineering plastics, and buys bar and plate with mill certifications. Where DFARS 252.225-7009 applies, specialty metals are sourced from qualifying melt sources and the certifications travel with the parts.
Finishing and heat treatment
The notice text mentions cadmium plating, nickel plating, chrome plating, heat treatment, painting. Wexmar manages plating, anodizing, heat treatment, and similar processes through qualified outside processors, with the processor certifications and test reports included in the lot paperwork.
Documentation and registration
- First article inspection reports and CMM dimensional reports
- Material certifications traceable to heat lot, and certificates of conformance
- DFARS 252.225-7009 specialty metals sourcing
- ISO 9001-aligned quality system
- SAM.gov active, CAGE 16AD7, small business, woman-owned small business (WOSB)
Working with a prime or distributor
If your company is responding to SPRPA126RYD25, Wexmar can price the machined content against the drawing revision and quantities in the notice, quote first article and production lots as separate lines when the notice separates them, and ship to you or directly to the government destination.
Send us the files
We can build this. Send us the files. Primes, integrators, and buyers: send the drawing package and quantity and Wexmar will quote it as your subcontractor or direct supplier. Upload a PDF or STEP for an instant estimate, email ron@backwell.com, or call (315) 400-2654.
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