MARKET Research Questionnaire PR 7016486143.docx

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA WEAPONS SUPPORT

POST OFFICE BOX 3990

COLUMBUS, OH 43218–3990

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Market Research Questionnaire

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) is considering a solicitation and subsequent Award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract for NSN cited below. The solicitation/ RFP will include ranges if demands should change prior to award.

NSN: 1720-01-034-9526

NOMENCLATURE: Actuator Assembly

REFERENCE: NAVAIR PART NUMBER 612849-3

CAGE 81A16 YORK PRECISION MACHINING AND HYDRAULICS

ESTIMATED QUANTITY: 67 UP TO 180 EACH

As a potential supplier of this item, we are asking that you fill out this market survey to the best of your knowledge so that we can generate a realistic and beneficial solicitation. Feel free to contact the sender of this survey if you have any questions. We sincerely appreciate your time and thank you for providing this information.

Company Name:

Cage Code:

Company Phone:

Email:

Name of POC:

I. GENERAL QUESTIONS:

1. Please check your company’s size and status:

a. Manufacturer or Distributor /Dealer/Reseller

b. Do you deal through Dealers/Distributors or do you prefer to deal with the Government?

Dealer Gov’t

c. Large or Small Business

If you are a Small Business, how are you currently classified by the Small Business Administration (SBA)? E.g. 8(a), Hubzone, Woman Owned, Veteran Owned, etc.

Please indicate:

Please note: This information will be used in determining if the solicitation has a Set-Aside provision.

2. Approximately how many employees do you currently have?

3. Do you have a parent company? Yes No

a. Name of your parent company?

b. Approximately how many employees does your parent company have?

4. As a Manufacturer/OEM, Do you presently have a commercial distribution network? Yes No

a. Are these dealers exclusive? Yes No

b. Are your dealers electronically linked to each other? Yes No

c. Can dealers access each other’s inventory levels? Yes No

5. If you are a Dealer/Distributor are you independent from the OEMs?

Yes (Example: if you have reliable access to the OEMs products and can set your own price) List the OEMs that you are independent from:

No (Example: the OEM has strict control over the resale prices the dealers can charge)

6. If you are a dealer for the actual manufacturer of these items, who is the manufacturer, CAGE code and approximately how many employees does the manufacturer have?

7. Do you have Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capability? Yes No If you answered no, would you be willing to obtain EDI capability? Yes No

5. What components/raw materials are the primary drivers in the pricing of these items (i.e. steel, rubber, oil, plastics, etc.)?

6. As the Approved Source for this NSN please note if you are the actual manufacturer or do you have these items made for you (A pass thru items).

7. What is the complexity to manufacture this item?

8. What is the purpose of this item in relation to the Catapult and Arresting Gear

9. Have you manufactured similar items? Yes No

10. Are you EJCP Certified? Yes No

11. Are you NIST Compliant? Yes No

12. To the best of your knowledge is this item listed on a GSA Schedule? Yes No

III. COST OR PRICING DATA OR INFORMATION OTHER THAN COST OR PRICING DATA:

The following pertain to the requirement for certified Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data. For contracts estimated over $2 Million*, certified Cost or Pricing Data “may” be required. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2 contains the guidelines for submitting this data. A sample format can be found at http://www.dcaa.mil. At this website, go to “Guidance” and click on “Audit Process Overview – Information for Contractors.” This page on the website will assist you with guidance on pricing proposals. You can also view a Checklist on this website which highlights common inadequacies found in certified data. This checklist is called “Criteria for Adequate Contract Pricing Proposals” on the DCAA website. See provision FAR 52.215-20. Questions regarding cost or pricing data can be addressed to the Contract Specialist, your cognizant DCAA or DCMA office.

Note: The value of the contract is based on the production quantity plus any ranges.

PLEASE PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED UNIT PRICE. THIS AIDS THE BUYER DUE TO FAR DOLLAR THRESHOLDS:

PLEASE NOTE:

Cost or pricing data is not required for commercial items. However, it is the contracting officer’s authority to determine an item(s) commercial or not. A failure to provide adequate cost or pricing data upon receipt of your proposal may result in the solicitation being cancelled with no award being made.

1. Do you fully understand these requirements for certified Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data requirements? Yes No

2. If required, will you be able to provide such certified Cost or Pricing Data: or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data requirements? Yes No

a. Have you provided certified Cost or Pricing Data to DLA before? Yes No

i. If yes please provide the Most recent Contract Number or Audit Number where your company provided the CCPD:

ii. Contract Number:

iii. Audit Number:

3. If you are a dealer, will you be required to obtain Cost or Pricing Data from the actual manufacturer?

Yes No

4. If you have any questions in regards to the cost and pricing data, please contact the sender.

IV. COMMERCIAL QUESTIONS:

1. Are any of these items Commercial Items per FAR 2.101(b)? Yes No

2. The Government, and the Government only, must determine not only if an item is commercial but also if the commercial prices are Fair and Reasonable. This is usually accomplished through proof that commercial market forces have driven the setting of the commercial price. Such proof would describe the commercial market acceptance of the price or, more plainly, invoices proving that the item has been sold commercially at like prices, for like quantities.

a. Is your company willing and able to provide such proof, if the government determines it is needed to verify price reasonableness: Yes No

b. If yes, are these items Published Catalogs/Price Listed? Yes No

c. Please indicate how we can obtain a copy of this published price list:

d. If No, are these items modified items of a type available in the commercial market place (Meaning these items do not have to be identical, but are closely related)? Yes No

e. If yes, can you provide:

i. UN-REDACTED commercial sales history which is the Governments preferred documentation; Yes No

ii. Submit a Complete set of Drawings for this item for review, so that the Government can do an Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE); Yes No Please Note: Your Un-Redacted Invoices and/or your Drawings can be marked “Proprietary and Confidential” as we will only use them for determination for Price reasonableness. They will also be Source Selection Information per FAR 2.101 and 3.104 and will only be used for the Solicitation which will be the result of this Market Research, and will not be published or made public.

i. Listing in catalogs or brochures; Yes No

ii. Known established price list to commercial market place; Yes No

v. Availability or announcement to the general public; Yes No

NOTE: Without proof of commerciality this project cannot be processed as a commercial procurement (FAR Part 12), but will rather be processed using non-commercial procurement procedures (FAR Part 15).

VI. FOB POINT and PACKAGING QUESTIONS:

1. For those items which require FOB Destination basis. Your price would include transportation charges to any location in the United States. Is FOB Destination acceptable? Yes No

VII. DELIVERY QUESTIONS:

What is your estimated delivery for the production quantity?

What is your estimated delivery for First Article Testing?

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:

1. Depending on the technical requirements of the item(s); Government First Article Testing, Contractor First Article Testing, or Production Lot Testing may be required. If required, is your company willing to submit to the specific testing for this project? Yes No

VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/INPUT:

It is always the Defense Logistics Agency’s intent to produce Contracts that are advantageous to both the Warfighter and the Contractor. This is best achieved through open lines of communication and informative feedback. Please provide any additional information that you feel may be of assistance in building our Acquisition Strategy and possible Solicitation development.

IX. PRICE ESTIMATE: Please provide an “estimated price per unit” as the price determines the dollar thresholds pursuant to the FAR.

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