AIRCRAFT, F/A-18; PLUG, MACHINE THREAD

A solicitation will be issued for End Item: Aircraft, F/A-18, NSN 5365-00-401-1361, Plug, Machine Thread, IQC 1000185669.  Term of the contract: 60 months.  Delivery schedule is 130 days ARO.  Critical Application Item.  Export Control Item. Configuration Control Item.  NAICS is 332510.  This is an unrestricted procurement.  Other than full and open competition, potential sources:  Eaton Aerospace LLC, CAGE 97484, and Aero Precision Industries, Inc. CAGE 0ZTJ5.  FOB Destination, Inspection/Acceptance Origin.  This is a request for proposal for an Indefinite Quantity Contract.  Estimated Annual Quantities for a base period of five years will be 722 each. 

Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are not available and cannot be furnished by the Government.  Request for written proposal, please submit offers to fax # (804) 279-4165.  OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.  A copy of the solicitation will be made available via DLA Internet Bid Board System at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/.  From the DIBBS Homepage, select Requests for Proposal (RFP) / Invitation for Bid (IFB) from the menu under the tab Solicitations.  Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to download.  Solicitations are in portable document format (pdf).  To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com.  A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.  The solicitation issue date is on or about August 28, 2024 with a closing date on or about September 27, 2024.  All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered.  Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) applies.  The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.