CONNECTING LINK - 3040

Contract Specialist: Jacob McGee       Email: Jacob.mcgee@dla.mil

Solicitation will be issued on or about: 02/20/2025

Solicitation will close on or about: 03/10/2025

NSN: 3040-01-299-8100

Item Description: CONNECTING LINK, RIGID

Quantity: 353 EA

Inspection & Acceptance points are to be Origin for this procurement.

Required Delivery: 390 Days

Ship-To Address:

BULK BREAK POINT DODAAC: SW3222

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FREIGHT DODAAC: SW3222

Approved Source(s) –

LORD CORPORATION (76005) P/N: 204-310-101-101

BELL TEXTRON INC (97499) P/N: 204-310-101-101

Based on market research, this item is commercial, and the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 13.5 for this solicitation. The solicitation will be available on or about the issue date cited above via the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. Interested parties can view a digital copy of the solicitation at DIBBS upon the issuance date noted above. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.

The solicitation will be issued with enhanced technical data certification requirement (RQ032 EXPORT CONTROL OF TECHNICAL DATA). To be eligible for award, offerors and any sources of supply proposed for use are required to have an approved JCP certification and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access export-controlled data managed by DLA. DLA will not delay an award for an ineligible offeror or its supplier to apply for and receive approval by the DLA controlling authority to access the export-controlled data. Instructions for obtaining access to the export- controlled data can be found at: https://www.dla.mil/Logistics-Operations/EnhancedValidation/

The item has both First Article Testing (Contractor FAT) & Critical Safety Item (CSI) requirements. Interested offerors will be required to submit traceable documentation back to the listed approved sources upon submitting an offer. Contractors can find examples of acceptable supply chain traceability documentation at the Counterfeit Detection and Avoidance Program (CDAP) website: https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Counterfeit-Detection-Avoidance-Program/

While pricing may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based on a combination of price, delivery, and performance. All offers shall be in the English language and US dollars. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the US by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.

The solicitation is expected to be published to DIBBS on the above-mentioned date. Offerors must complete the entire solicitation document when it comes available on the date(s) cited above. Quotes must be submitted on a hard copy of the SF 1449 Request for Quote (RFQ) when the solicitation is published, scanned, and uploaded through DIBBS, or emailed to: JACOB.MCGEE@DLA.MIL (PREFERRED METHOD). A single email cannot exceed 15 MB. Documentation greater than 15 MB must be divided into multiple emails.

All offers shall be in the English language and in US dollars.  All interested suppliers may submit an offer. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the US by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.