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3040-00-982-7507 Connecting link,rigid

One item DLA buys: its open requests for quotation, approved sources and past DLA awards.

Overview

National Stock Number record

Open RFQs
0
Last price paid
…
Standard price
$5,480.56 per EA
DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
Approved sources
1
One approved manufacturer listed
Awards on record
3
2016 to 2025
DLA demand
14 EA
Next 12 months, as of October 19, 2026; DLA stock 8 on hand, Sep 2026

Identification

Item name
Connecting link,rigid
NSG (group)
30 · Mechanical power transmission eqpt
NIIN assigned
01-JAN-60
Unit
EA (Each)
NSN
3040-00-982-7507
NIIN
00-982-7507

Name, end product, NIIN date and unit: DLA's Federal Logistics Information System (PUB LOG). Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.

Approved suppliers

Manufacturers and part numbers DLA has qualified for this item, and the part numbers in its catalog record

SupplierCAGECAGE statusPart status (RNCC / RNVC)Supplier part #Listed in
BELL TEXTRON INCWon before97499A (Active)5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number)204-076-267-003DLA approved-source file
BELL TEXTRON INCWon before97499A (Active)3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number)204-076-267-3DLA approved-source file
80070A (Active)5 (Secondary reference) / 9 (Was the design control reference)204-076-267-3FLIS part list
A0126A (Active)5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number)204-076-267-3FLIS part list

Source: DLA's approved-source file published with the RFQs and the part list of DLA's catalog record (FLIS). CAGE and part status are FLIS's codes with DLA's wording.

Pricing and awardees

Characteristics

Government-defined characteristics of this item (FLIS)

Hazardous and environmental

Hazardous material (HMIC)
N (No data in hmirs)

Product characteristics

CodeRequirementDescription
AZHLBody constructionTUBULAR
ABPMBody diameterINCHES NOMINAL 1.500
BFNLEnd attachment lengthFIRST END INCHES NOMINAL 2.820
BFNLEnd attachment lengthSECOND END INCHES NOMINAL 3.060
AJXTLink style–
MATTMaterialALUMINUM ALLOY
MDCLMaterial document and classificationFED SPEC SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE WW-T-785, T3, TY1 - CANCELED
ABHPOverall lengthINCHES NOMINAL 29.660
FEATSpecial featuresEFFECTIVE LENGTH: 27.210 INCHES; END ATTACHMENT INFO: MATERIAL STEEL, SURFACE TREATMENT CADMIUM PLATED, HEIGHT 0.750 INCH 1ST END, 1.000 INCH 2ND END

Additional identifiers

II
M
DEMIL
Q: Demilitarization not required; trade security controls apply (strategic list item)
Precious metals (PMIC)
U (Type/content is unknown)
Schedule B
7608100090 (Al tbs a pps exc smlss nt alloyed)
PINC
0021988
Criticality (CRIT CD)
F

Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).

Major organizational entity (MOE) rules

How each service or agency buys and manages this item

RuleMOEAMCAMSCNIMSCIMCAACDSOR
FGGCAir Force (DF)3From the actual manufacturer (second or later time)CEngineering source approval requiredZ
G860National aeronautics and space administration (T1)0Never screened0C
VJ01Jordan (VJ)
WB01Austria (WB)
YA01Brazil (YA)
YB01Spain (YB)
YC01Columbia (YC)
ZC01Canada (ZC)
ZE01New zealand (ZE)
ZH01Republic of korea (ZH)

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Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). AMC and AMSC wording: DFARS PGI 217.7506. Hover a code for DLA's wording.

Government organizations

The services and agencies that manage or use this item

OrganizationEffective dateUnit of issueUnit priceQty per unitControlled inventoryShelf lifeAcquisition adviceSource of supply
Air Force (DF)01-OCT-2026EA (Each)$5,480.561 (1)U (Unclassified)No limitZ (Insurance/numeric stockage objective)SMS (Defense logistics agency)
DLA (DS)01-OCT-2026EA (Each)$5,480.561 (1)U (Unclassified)No limitZ (Insurance/numeric stockage objective)SMS (Defense logistics agency)

Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP). Unit prices are DLA's standard prices (its catalog price to its customers, with DLA's surcharge), not prices DLA paid.

Packaging

FLIS packaging data of this item

FLIS packaging

Unit pack weight
0.5 lb
Unit pack dimensions
34 × 5 × 1.2 in
Unit pack cube
0.118 cu ft
Level A
E (Requirements of ASTM-D4169)
Level B
Q (Table c.ii)
Unit container
E5 (Fiberboard box)

Source: DLA's PUB LOG files (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room), updated monthly; code wording from DLA's code table (P_HELP).

DIBBS RFQs

Recent DLA requests for quotation for this item on DIBBS, newest first: 0 open now

SolicitationNSNItem nameQtyUnitStd. priceLast priceEst. valueSet-asideTech docsPostedReturn by
SPE4A527T2794Also a SAM.gov notice3040-00-982-7507Connecting link,rigid20EA$5,480.56 per EA……No set-asideNoNovember 6, 2026November 13, 2026Closed
SPE4A526T061SDIBBS only3040-00-982-7507Connecting link,rigid2EA$5,480.56 per EA……No set-asideNovember 3, 2026First seenApril 20, 2026Closed

→ These RFQs in the DIBBS list

“First seen”: an RFQ from DIBBS's file of all open RFQs, which gives no issue date. Source: the request-for-quotation (RFQ) files DLA publishes on DIBBS each day. An RFQ that is also a SAM.gov notice links to that notice. Return-by dates are DIBBS's.

DLA stock on hand

As of September 2026

DLA's own inventory

On hand
8
On back order
0
Reorder point
1.1Above the reorder point
Condition
A (serviceable, issuable without qualification)
13 months, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026
Sep 2025: On hand 8Oct 2025: On hand 8Nov 2025: On hand 8Dec 2025: On hand 8Jan 2026: On hand 8Feb 2026: On hand 8Mar 2026: On hand 8Apr 2026: On hand 8May 2026: On hand 9Jun 2026: On hand 9Jul 2026: On hand 8Aug 2026: On hand 8Sep 2026: On hand 8Sep 2025: On back order 0Oct 2025: On back order 0Nov 2025: On back order 0Dec 2025: On back order 0Jan 2026: On back order 0Feb 2026: On back order 0Mar 2026: On back order 0Apr 2026: On back order 0May 2026: On back order 0Jun 2026: On back order 0Jul 2026: On back order 0Aug 2026: On back order 0Sep 2026: On back order 0Sep 2025: Reorder point 1.1Oct 2025: Reorder point 1.1Nov 2025: Reorder point 1.1Dec 2025: Reorder point 1.1Jan 2026: Reorder point 1.1Feb 2026: Reorder point 1.1Mar 2026: Reorder point 1.1Apr 2026: Reorder point 1.1May 2026: Reorder point 1.1Jun 2026: Reorder point 1.1Jul 2026: Reorder point 1.1Aug 2026: Reorder point 1.1Sep 2026: Reorder point 1.1Sep 2025Sep 2026
  • On hand
  • On back order
  • Reorder point

By month

MonthNSNStock on handReorder point
September 20263040-00-982-750781.1
August 20263040-00-982-750781.1
July 20263040-00-982-750781.1
June 20263040-00-982-750791.1
May 20263040-00-982-750791.1
April 20263040-00-982-750781.1
March 20263040-00-982-750781.1
February 20263040-00-982-750781.1
January 20263040-00-982-750781.1
December 20253040-00-982-750781.1

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Source: DLA's monthly on-hand, back-order and reorder-point files (DLA FOIA reading room), each month as of its last day. DLA's own inventory, not a purchase: stock near or under the reorder point, or back orders, usually come before a buy.

DLA forecast

DLA's purchase forecast for the next 24 months, and its lead time

DLA's own figures

Next 24 months
DLA expects to buy 14 from November 2026
Largest month
14 in November 2026
Lead time
administrative 180 days, production 641 days (821 in all)
Expected monthly demand, in EA · as of October 19, 2026
Nov 2026: 14 EANov 2026Nov 2026

Next 12 months: 14 EA.

DLA purchase forecast by month

NIINMonthQtyEst. value
009827507November 202614…

Source: DLA's monthly files in its FOIA reading room: the 24-month demand forecast (what DLA expects to buy, not a commitment) and the ALT/PLT file (administrative lead time: requirement to award; production lead time: award to delivery).

DLA award history

3 award lines since 2016, 1 winning CAGE

WinnerAwardsLast award
97499BELL TEXTRON INC3December 10, 2025
YearAwardsWinning CAGEs
202521
201611

Source: DLA's award history files (its FOIA reading room: every DLA award line since 2013, refreshed monthly), plus the past awards listed in this item's RFQ documents that those files lack. Counts are award lines, not dollars; surplus buys are left out.

DLA awards for this item

3 awards from the item's award history, in FPDS

RankVendorObligated
1BELL TEXTRON INC.$86,867
ContractAwardedAwardeeObligated
SPE4A526F2405From the item's award historyDecember 10, 2025BELL TEXTRON INC.$13,107
SPE4A726F0042From the item's award historyOctober 3, 2025BELL TEXTRON INC.$19,661
SPRPA116G001W/TY02From the item's award historyMarch 1, 2016BELL TEXTRON INC$54,100

Source: DLA award notices on SAM.gov for solicitations that included this item (DLA posts them above $25,000), and the contracts of this item's past DLA awards (DLA's award history files and the RFQs' procurement history), joined to FPDS by contract number (an order under a long-term contract by the order and its contract). Amounts are FPDS obligations; DIBBS order totals are not shown. Department of Defense actions appear in FPDS about 90 days after they are signed.

Winning bids