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Federal parts buys for suppliers, distributors and resellers
Match open DLA and agency supply solicitations by the supply classes you sell, see the NSN, quantity and approved sources up front, and know which small-business set-asides you can bid as a nonmanufacturer.
Most of what the government posts is a supply buy
On 5 November 2026, 6,709 of the 11,322 open federal notices on SAM.gov that carry a product or service code (59%) were for products, and 3,223 of those came from the Defense Logistics Agency. They are short, frequent and fast: an NSN, a quantity, a delivery date and a list of approved sources. Tools built for services capture treat them as noise.
What FedSift does for a supplier
- A section built for parts buys. Parts & Supply lists every open supply solicitation, searchable by NSN (any written form), part number or item, with filters for supply group, buyer, deadline and "resellers can bid". No account needed.
- Matches by what you sell. Add the supply groups or classes on your line card (for example 53 Hardware, or 5330 Packing and Gasket Materials). Open notices in those classes are matched to you even when their NAICS code is the manufacturer's.
- Shows the item first. NSN, quantity, delivery, delivery point and approved sources, read from the notice itself, at the top of every parts solicitation, including the public page.
- Flags the reseller route. On a small-business set-aside for supplies, the notice is marked as biddable by a nonmanufacturer, with 13 CFR 121.406(b) quoted and dated, and the condition most bids fail on stated plainly.
- Everything else still applies. Saved-search email alerts, the bid pipeline, the compliance matrix on a full solicitation package, and the Claude and ChatGPT connector.
The condition reseller bids fail on
The nonmanufacturer rule lets a small distributor bid a small-business set-aside, but the item has to come from a small U.S. manufacturer unless SBA has waived that requirement for the item or its class. Quoting a large manufacturer's part on a set-aside without a waiver is the common mistake. FedSift says so on every notice where the route applies.
Source: 13 CFR 121.406, eCFR. FedSift renders this provision from the eCFR text and flags it when the regulation changes.
What it does not do
FedSift does not submit quotes, connect to DIBBS on your behalf, or show the past award price for an NSN. It finds and qualifies the buys you can supply; you quote where you always have.
Questions
Can a distributor bid a small-business set-aside for parts it does not make?
Often, yes. Under 13 CFR 121.406(b) a reseller qualifies as small for a supply set-aside as a nonmanufacturer if it has 500 or fewer employees, is primarily in retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the item, takes ownership or possession of it, and supplies the product of a small business manufacturer made in the United States, unless SBA has waived that last condition. FedSift marks the supply set-asides where this route exists and quotes the regulation; the conditions are yours to confirm.
Why does FedSift ask for supply classes instead of NAICS codes?
A supply solicitation carries the NAICS code of the item's manufacturer (332, 333, 336 and so on), while a distributor registers wholesale codes (423xxx). The two never match, so NAICS-based matching hides the buys a reseller can actually supply. A federal supply class (the 4-digit FSC, also the first four digits of every NSN) describes the item itself.
What does FedSift show on a parts solicitation?
When the notice states them: the NSN, item name, part number, quantity, delivery days after order, delivery point, FOB terms and the approved sources (CAGE code and part number). These are read from the notice text, never inferred. If a notice states none of them, none are shown.
Does FedSift submit DIBBS quotes or show past award prices per NSN?
No. FedSift finds and qualifies the buys; you quote on DIBBS or the buying portal as usual. It does not show a price history per NSN.
What does it cost?
Browsing solicitations needs no account. Starter is free; Pro is $39 a month, and every account is on Pro at no cost until 31 March 2027.
Search this week's parts buys
Parts & Supply is open without an account: search by NSN or part number, pick your supply groups, and narrow to the set-asides a reseller can bid. Add your classes to a free profile and they are matched to you in Discovery too.
Starter is free forever, no card. Pro is $39 a month or $390 a year, and every account is on Pro at no cost until 31 March 2027; sign up before then and your founding rate is $29 a month for as long as you stay on Pro. Would rather be walked through it? Ask for a demo and we'll reach out within one business day.