BARREL SET, 30 MM

REQUIRED RESPONSE DATE: 3:00 pm EST on 12/16/2022

Contract Specialist: Carlos Oquendo       Email: carlos.oquendo@dla.mil

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DLA Land and Maritime is preparing to solicit the following one-time buy:

NSN: 1005-01-142-8146

ITEM NAME: BARREL SET, 30 MM

Approved Source(s) Cage(s) & P/N(s): 05606 & 512L735

Unit of Issue: SE

Quantity: 62

Qty w/ 100% Option: N/A

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is 3/C

AMC 3: Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.

AMSC C:    This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.  Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s).  The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part.  An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity.  The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 A company wishing to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, must submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program.  A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).  The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring. 

For further information on Alternate Offers/SAR, please reference the following DLA Land and Maritime web page https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/.  Detailed information on Alternate Offer and Source Approval Request, including technical data package submission can be found in the “Source Approval Request” information section, near the bottom of the Value Management Unit page. This section includes a detailed explanation of the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved source(s) for this NSN are currently listed above.  All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above. 

**Sources interested in providing an offer on this solicitation should complete the attached market survey and return the completed copy to the Contract Specialist listed above, by the response date indicated above.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Carlos Oquendo

DLA Contract Specialist

carlos.oquendo@dla.mi