4220-01-708-3638 Life preserver,vest
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
- $3,309.96 per EA
- DLA's catalog price, not a price paid
- Approved sources
- 3
- Awards on record
- 1
- 2025 to 2025
- DLA stock on hand
- 142
- as of Jan 2026; no DLA demand forecast
Identification
- Item name
- Life preserver,vest
- NSG (group)
- 42 · Fire/rescue/safety; enviro protect
- NIIN assigned
- 31-MAR-23
- Unit
- EA (Each)
- NSN
- 4220-01-708-3638
- NIIN
- 01-708-3638
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 suppliers DLA has qualified for this item
| Supplier | CAGE | CAGE status | Part status (RNCC / RNVC) | Supplier part # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFD BEAUFORT INC. | 074V1 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | TXF100300-A |
| TIAX LLCWon before | 1YHY2 | A (Active) | 3 (Design control reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | TXF100300-A |
| MUSTANG SURVIVAL MFG, INC | 8GFM5 | A (Active) | 5 (Secondary reference) / 2 (An item-identifying number) | TXF100300-A |
Source: DLA's approved-source file published with the RFQs. 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)
Additional identifiers
- II
- 0
- DEMIL
- A: No demilitarization required
- Precious metals (PMIC)
- A (Does not contain precious metal)
- Schedule B
- 6307200000 (Lifejackets and lifebelts)
- PINC
- 0007794
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGGI | Air Force (DF) | 5From a sole source contractor that is not the manufacturer | DTechnical data not available | 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) | $3,309.96 | 1 (1) | U (Unclassified) | No limit | Z (Insurance/numeric stockage objective) | SMS (Defense logistics agency) |
| DLA (DS) | 01-OCT-2026 | EA (Each) | $3,309.96 | 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: 0 open now
| Solicitation | NSN | Item name | Qty | Unit | Std. price | Last price | Est. value | Set-aside | Tech docs | Posted | Return by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPE8E527Q0034Also a SAM.gov notice | 4220-01-708-3638 | Life preserver,vest | 120 | EA | $3,309.96 per EA | … | … | Small business | No | October 20, 2026 | November 3, 2026Closed |
→ 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 January 2026
DLA's own inventory
- On hand
- 142
- On back order
- –
- Reorder point
- 100.21Above the reorder point
- Condition
- A (serviceable, issuable without qualification)
By month
| Month | NSN | Stock on hand | Reorder point |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 4220-01-708-3638 | 142 | 100.21 |
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
- Lead time
- administrative 123 days, production 165 days (288 in all)
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
1 award line since 2025, 1 winning CAGE
| Winner | Awards | Last award |
|---|---|---|
| 1YHY2TIAX LLC | 1 | June 9, 2025 |
| Year | Awards | Winning CAGEs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 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
1 award from the item's award history, in FPDS
| Rank | Vendor | Obligated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIAX LLC | $364,352 | 1 |
| Contract | Awarded | Awardee | Obligated |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPE8E525P1167From the item's award history | June 9, 2025 | TIAX LLC | $364,352 |
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.