3040-01-553-8078 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
- 1
- Next due November 23, 2026
- Last price paid
- …
- Standard price
- $13,019.97 per EA
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 0
- Awards on record
- 7
- 2021 to 2025
- DLA stock on hand
- 8
- as of Sep 2026; no DLA demand forecast
Identification
- Item name
- Connecting link,rigid
- NSG (group)
- 30 · Mechanical power transmission eqpt
- NIIN assigned
- 25-JUL-07
- Unit
- EA (Each)
- NSN
- 3040-01-553-8078
- NIIN
- 01-553-8078
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
| Supplier | CAGE | CAGE status | Part status (RNCC / RNVC) | Supplier part # | Listed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98897 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | 4C51101-101A | FLIS 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)
- Electrostatic discharge (ESD/EMI)
- A
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- A: No demilitarization required
- Precious metals (PMIC)
- A (Does not contain precious metal)
- PINC
- 0021988
- Criticality (CRIT CD)
- X
- On FedMall
- Yes
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
| Rule | MOE | AMC | AMSC | NIMSC | IMC | AAC | DSOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGGC | Air Force (DF) | 1Suitable for competition (second or later time) | GGovernment has the technical data and rights, no restriction | Z |
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
| Organization | Effective date | Unit of issue | Unit price | Qty per unit | Controlled inventory | Shelf life | Acquisition advice | Source of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force (DF) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $13,019.97 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | Z (Insurance/numeric stockage objective) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| DLA (DS) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $13,019.97 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | Z (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.
DIBBS RFQs
Recent DLA requests for quotation for this item on DIBBS, newest first: 1 open now
| Solicitation | NSN | Item name | Qty | Unit | Std. price | Last price | Est. value | Set-aside | Tech docs | Posted | Return by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7L127T4590DIBBS only | 3040-01-553-8078 | Connecting link,rigid | 1 | EA | $13,019.97 per EA | … | … | No set-aside | Yes | November 11, 2026 | November 23, 20269 days left |
→ These RFQs in the DIBBS list
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
- –
- Reorder point
- 7.1Near the reorder point
- Condition
- A (serviceable, issuable without qualification)
- On hand
- On back order
- Reorder point
By month
| Month | NSN | Stock on hand | Reorder point |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| August 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| July 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| June 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| May 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| April 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 7.1 |
| March 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 6.1 |
| February 2026 | 3040-01-553-8078 | 8 | 6.1 |
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 award history
7 award lines since 2021, 2 winning CAGEs
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 3Z260A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | 6 | April 8, 2025 |
| 4S7J4MHD-ROCKLAND INC. | 1 | July 1, 2021 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
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
7 awards from the item's award history, in FPDS
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $134,286 | 6 |
| 2 | MHD-ROCKLAND INC. | $9,850 | 1 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE7L125P5278From the item's award history | April 8, 2025 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $21,900 |
| SPE7L325P3455From the item's award history | March 21, 2025 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $23,800 |
| SPE7L325P2291From the item's award history | January 27, 2025 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $23,048 |
| SPE7L324P6386From the item's award history | June 25, 2024 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $16,800 |
| SPE7L324P4926From the item's award history | April 24, 2024 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $22,400 |
| SPE4A522P6848From the item's award history | May 10, 2022 | A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. | $26,338 |
| SPE4A521P6882From the item's award history | July 1, 2021 | MHD-ROCKLAND INC. | $9,850 |
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.