NSN 1680-015337217, aircraft door unlock assembly, WSDC: VUN
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General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
- Original Published Date: Dec 19, 2024 07:53 am EST
- Original Response Date: Dec 23, 2024 02:00 pm EST
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Jan 07, 2025
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: 1680 - MISCELLANEOUS AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES AND COMPONENTS
- NAICS Code:
- 336413 - Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of Performance:
Description
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item: NSN 1680-015337217, aircraft door unlock assembly. This item is currently manufactured by Marathonnorco Aerospace Inc (CAGE 08844) under part number A3503-142, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (CAGE 76823) under part number 74B348001-142. The weapon system designator code is VUN.
This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary.
Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by December 23, 2024, 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Tatjana Klemmer at tatjana.vaughan@dla.mil.
If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring.
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Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
- ASC SUPPLIER OPER AE AND AF DIV 6090 STRATHMORE ROAD
- RICHMOND , VA 23237
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Tatjana Klemmer
- Tatjana.Vaughan@dla.mil
- Phone Number 8042792727
Secondary Point of Contact
History
- Feb 13, 2025 11:58 am ESTPresolicitation (Original)
- Jan 30, 2025 11:35 am ESTPresolicitation (Deleted)
- Jan 07, 2025 11:55 pm ESTSources Sought (Original)