1349524_ATTACH_SQS_Forging.pdf

SOURCE QUALIFICATION STATEMENT

(PL 98-525, Section 2319)

FORGED LANDING GEAR COMPONENT PARTS AND OR ASSEMBLIES SQS

SECTION A. ITEM IDENTIFICATION

1. STOCK NUMBER (NSN): 1630-01-606-0371

2. PART NUMBER (P/N): 201128014-10

3. NOUN: Nose Wheel Assembly

4. APPLICATION: F-16

SECTION B. JUSTIFICATION AND REASON FOR ESTABLISHING AND

DEMONSTRATING QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO CONTRACT

AWARD

1. Characteristics associated with the manufacturing and processing of this component could result in product functional degradations. This item performs a critical function on the aircraft and special equipment is required for its manufacture and testing. Close tolerance machining is required. Special care and attention is required but not limited to surface finish, material availability and interpretation of Engineering data along with the specialized skills associated with machining and processing of forgings. Failure to adhere to governing specifications can result in product structural or durability degradations. This item is particularly susceptible to process induced manufacturing flaws; therefore care must be taken to insure a potential vendor's capability prior to contract award

2. The bidder's ability to interpret the Engineering drawings, specifications and the execution of the qualification requirements specified herein are necessary to verify the structural and/or functional integrity and/or fit and form of the item being procured.

3. Failure to procure this item from a fully qualified source could result in failure of the part, degradation of aircraft mission capability, or loss of aircraft and/or crew.

4. Completion of the specified pre-contract award qualification requirements will assure the Government that the offeror is capable of producing the item in compliance with the applicable technical specification/data and within the schedule and economic constraints of the government’s contracts. There are sufficient technical and schedule risks, which can only be minimized by a completion of the requirements prior to contract award.

SECTION C: REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED TO BECOME A

QUALIFIED SOURCE

1. Prequalification Notice – The offeror shall notify the small business office, or if responding to a solicitation, the Contracting Officer in Center PKs, of intent to qualify as a source for this item.

NOTE: all testing procedures and processes are at the expense of the contractor. The government will not pay, or reimburse, for source qualification processes.

STOCK NR (NSN): 1630-01-606-0371 PART NUMBER (P/N): 201128014-10

NOUN: Nose Wheel Assembly AIRCRAFT: F-16

2. Because of the need for uninterrupted item support to military aircraft systems while keeping with the requirements of PL 98-525, the current acquisition need not and generally will not be delayed to provide an offeror an opportunity to qualify. Normal acquisition practices at OO- ALC should preclude the denial of opportunity to any interested offeror.

3. The offeror must provide a pre-contract award qualification article, at their own expense, which meets the requirements of the engineering drawings, material specifications, process specifications and any Item Unique Identification (IUID) as required. However, successful completion of the qualification testing does not guarantee any contract award. If the offeror is deemed qualified and awarded the contract, a post-contract award first article exhibit may be required to verify production capability.

4. The qualification article will be subjected to form, fit, and function verification as well as required testing to assure compliance with data list and other applicable procurement criteria.

The qualification article shall demonstrate full compatibility and comparability with existing parts.

5. The required materials will be procured from a qualified source and shall meet the requirements of their respective specifications. The offeror will assure that the supplier has accomplished this and shall, at their own expense, submit certified documentation of accomplishment of the above requirements to the purchaser along with the pre-contract award qualification article.

6. The required forgings shall be procured from the qualified forging source per current Form 462 using the original certified forging procedures, equipment and dies. Forging material and lot qualifications shall be accomplished as required in the specified forging drawing, P/N(s) 201128013 and specification(s) SAE AMS 4133. The offeror shall assure that this is or has been accomplished by the forging source and will submit certified documentation of accomplishment of the above requirements to the government along with the pre-contract award qualification article.

7. The qualification article once submitted will become subject to such testing as deemed necessary by the U.S. Government to prove that the article meets all dimensional, processing and functional requirements. Such testing may result in the destruction of the article.

Following completion of necessary testing and evaluation, the article no matter what its condition shall be returned to the contractor or disposed of at his discretion and direction whether it was found acceptable or not.

8. Form verification: The U.S. Government's Quality Verification Center (QVC) will be used to insure compliance with the dimensional requirements of the article. Material and processing compliance will also be verified as required.

9. Fit/function verification: Existing components and government test stands and fixtures will be utilized to verify physical interface and functional performance of articles.

10. Testing for material and process compliance.

a. Material analysis

b. Heat treat

c. Grinding

d. Plating

e. Finish

f. Grain flow

g. Other (as required)

11. Remarks:

a. Organic verification capabilities exist at OO-ALC

b. Testing requirements outside organic capabilities will be contracted out to independent laboratories

12. The estimated cost of government testing and evaluation is: $4,000

13. Maximum time for testing and Government notification of the qualification article approval/disapproval will not exceed 120 days.

14. All qualification efforts, which include manufacture and Government testing of the article, shall be accomplished at the offeror’s own expense.

SECTION D: QUALIFICATION WAIVER REQUIREMENTS

1. An offerer who has had previous experience in the manufacture and qualification of items, which can be correlated with this product, may apply to the design control authority at OO-ALC for a waiver of the above stated qualification requirements.

a. The qualification waiver criteria utilized by the design control authority to perform a qualification analysis are available upon request. The qualification waiver criteria may be used as a guide in preparing the offerer's written input to the design control authority.

b. The burden of proof for written inputs is on the offerer. The design control authority will not pursue authenticity verification of claims made by the offerer of product manufacturing experience with other Government or non-Government agencies.

Unsubstantiated claims will not be considered in the waiver analysis process.

c. This waiver will be granted if, and only if, the design control authority can establish the qualifications of the offerer through the evaluation of written inputs from the offerer, or from previous knowledge of the offerer's capabilities, or from previous experience with the offerer on similar item acquisitions. If there is any doubt about the offerer's capability, the offerer will be required to submit a pre-qualification article. There is no guarantee of qualification by similarity. The design control authority reserves the right to require a pre-qualification article of all offerers.

2. The current acquisition need not and will not be delayed in order to provide an offerer with an opportunity to meet the requirements for qualification waiver.

3. Maximum time for approval of qualification by similarity will not exceed 15 days.

4. The required forging shall be procured from the qualified forging source using the original certified forging procedures, dies and equipment. The offeror must demonstrate that the forging vendor controlling the forging dies and tooling will give the offeror unrestricted access.

SECTION E: MASTER SIGNATURE BLOCK

Lt John Hukka Engineer

417 SCMS/GUEA

Brad Martin Lead Engineer

417 SCMS/GUEA