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SOURCE QUALIFICATION STATEMENT

(PL 98-525, Section 2319)

SECTION A. ITEM IDENTIFICATION

1. STOCK NUMBER (NSN): 1620-01-071-0534

2. PART NUMBER (P/N): 2006644-103

3. NOUN: NLG Inner Shock Strut Cylinder Assembly

4. APPLICATION: F-16

SECTION B.

JUSTIFICATION FOR ESTABLISHING A QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT AND REASON WHY QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED PRIOR TO ANY CONTRACT AWARD:

1. The manufacture, tolerances, material availability and interpretation of engineering data along with the special skills associated with forging, machining and processing of high strength steel forgings can result in product structural or durability degradations if not properly applied.

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 integrity as well as form, fit, and function of the item being procured.

3. Failure to procure these items from a fully qualified source can degrade the mission capability of the respective aircraft and/or cause the loss of aircraft and 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.

SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

(PL98-525, SECTION 2319)

SECTION C.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED TO BECOME A QUALIFIED SOURCE:

1. 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.

2. The offeror must provide a pre-contract award qualification article, which meets the requirements of the engineering drawings, material specifications, and process specifications. 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 ariticle exhibit may be required to verify production capability.

3. 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.

4. 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 submit certified documentation of accomplishment of the above requirements to the purchaser along with the pre-contract award qualification article.

5. The required forging shall be procured from the qualified forging sources using the original certified forging procedures and dies. Forging material and lot qualifications shall be accomplished as required in the specified forging drawing, P/N 2006744-1 and specification SAE AMS-F-7190. 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.

6. 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.

SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

(PL98-525, SECTION 2319)

7. 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.

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

9. Testing for material and process compliance.

(g) Other

10. Remarks:

a. Organic verification capabilities exist at OO-ALC.

b. Testing requirements outside organic capabilities will be contracted out.

11. The estimated cost of government testing and evaluation is $1200.

12. Maximum time for testing of the qualification article will not exceed 30 days from receipt at testing agency.

SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

(PL98-525, SECTION 2319)

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 (417 SCMS/GUEA) 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. 417 SCMS/GUEA 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 60 days.

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

SOURCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

(PL98-525, SECTION 2319)

SECTION E.

MASTER SIGNATURE BLOCK:

Steve Thorne 417 SCMS/GUEB Engineer Date

Kim Tingey 417 SCMS/GUEB Lead Engineer Date

The Master SQS has been coordinated by CR, BC, and SBA and approved by LIK on 4 April 01. The Master SQS coordination copies are kept on file in 984 CBSG/GBCLE (Reference: SP 01-105)