Market Research Survey for NSN - 4240010756640.pdf

SUBJECT: MARKET RESEARCH 15 September 2025

Nomenclature: Slide, Escape, Aircraft

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

Approved Source: Air Cruisers Company, LLC (CAGE – 70167); P/N - 16D22231-103

DLA Troop Support is conducting market research on the NSN above to determine an acquisition strategy that will enhance our support of military customers worldwide as well as to determine what your industry will be capable of providing with respect to the required item. For this reason, DLA Troop Support would appreciate your firm sharing your expertise and insight into how this item can be most efficiently procured. DLA Troop Support anticipates issuing a solicitation for the referenced item.

It should be noted that this inquiry, in no way, should be interpreted as a solicitation for offers.

No information provided in response to this inquiry will be considered binding between the vendor and the Government. With these facts in mind, it is requested that you review the items listed on page 7 and answer the questions on the attached pages. The answers you provide will remain confidential. Please return this survey to Andrew Rose by email at Andrew.c.rose@dla.mil no later than 3:00PM EDT, Thursday, October 16, 2025.

If after reviewing this request, you desire to participate, please provide information that supports your company's capability by answering the questions below. Failure to provide the requested information may result in the government being unable to adequately assess your capabilities. At a minimum, please clearly annotate answers to all the questions on the following pages.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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Market Survey

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

1. Is the item commercial or modified commercial in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101? YES NO The definition for a commercial product is provided on page 7.

2. Does your company sell this item in the commercial marketplace? YES NO

3. Is this type of material customarily available in the commercial marketplace or is it manufactured or modified exclusively for government purposes?

Yes, the item (and/or) its components are customarily available in the commercial Marketplace.

Yes, the item is manufactured or modified exclusively for government purposes.

No, the item is not customarily available in the commercial marketplace, nor is it manufactured or modified exclusively for government purposes.

4. What is the application for the item (i.e., What the item is used for? How is the item used? Is the item only used by the Services/Government? Is there a commercial use for the item i.e., can the item also be used for nongovernmental purposes? Is there any difference in Governmental use of the item compared with its nongovernmental use?)

5. Is this item made of any type of material that is a major cost driver? YES NO

a. If yes, what materials/components drive the cost of the item?

6. Is the pricing stable for this item? YES NO

7. Does your firm offer quantity price breaks for these items? YES NO

If YES, please list the quantity price break(s).

8. Does this material have any unique characteristics not found in the commercial marketplace?

YES NO

If yes, please list and explain the item’s unique characteristics:

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

9. Do any parts of this item consist of foreign material? YES NO

a. Will restricting the requirements to domestic material only be a problem?

YES NO

b. Are any components or raw materials of this item manufactured outside of the United States of America? YES NO

If yes, please list components/raw materials and the Country of Origin.

c. Will it be a problem to restrict this requirement to only material manufactured by a small business? YES NO

If yes, please explain any problems that might result from restricting item manufacture to small business.

10. Does your company have domestic sources from which it can obtain ALL parts and material needed to manufacture these items? YES NO

11. Are you a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor?

MANUFACTURER WHOLESALER DISTRIBUTOR

If you are the manufacturer, please provide the names of your authorized distributors?

If your firm is a distributor, please identify the manufacturer or Source of Supply.

12. Do any other makes/brands of this material exist? YES NO

13. Would there be compatibility issues if the Government does not use the item referenced in this survey? YES NO

If yes, what types of compatibility issues might be encountered?

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

14. What is the production rate per month for this item? [Distributors are not required to respond to this question.]

15. Can your firm deliver this item on a FOB Origin basis e.g., utilizing the First Destination Transportation (FDT) Program)?

YES NO

16. Can your firm deliver the item to directly to the customer (Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD)) and/or to DLA distribution centers (depot stock delivery) in the continental United States?

YES NO

17. We anticipate the solicitation stating a required delivery of 250 days. Can your firm fulfill order requirements within the required delivery schedule?

YES NO

If not, please provide the standard delivery time your firm experiences for these items.

18. Would your company be interested in a long-term contract for this item?

YES NO

19. The Government anticipates having an annual estimated quantity (AEQ) of, see below, can you meet this demand? What is the maximum quantity that can be provided within a 250-day timeframe?

NSN Nomenclature AEQ U/I

4240-01-075-6640 Slide, Escape, Aircraft 31 EACH

20. If the Government wishes to use an option to extend the term of the contract, a pricing mechanism for the option year(s) needs to be included in any resultant contract.

a. Would your firm be able to provide pricing on this item for the contract base period and option years? In other words, would your firm be able to provide pricing for a base period and option years. [Note: If an option to extend the term of the contract provision is included in the solicitation, each option term would be one year. However, the total contract term would not exceed five years.]

YES NO

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

b. Would your firm be willing to accept an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA), which would allow the Government to adjust the base contract price to achieve a revised contract unit price for an option year(s)? [The EPA is based on a formula that is generally tied to the Producer Price Index and is limited to a maximum 10% increase.]

YES NO

a. If an EPA is used, the Government suggests using Producer Price Index (PPI) Series for Other Aircraft Parts and Equipment Manufacturing - PCU336413336413. Does your firm consider, the Index recommended by the Government to be appropriate for this item?

YES NO

b. If the Government suggested index is not considered appropriate, can you suggest an appropriate Producer Price Index that would be appropriate for this item?

YES. Please provide the PPI that your firm considers appropriate for the item.

NO

21. Does your firm have a minimum ordering quantity requirement for individual orders?

YES NO

If so, what is the required minimum order quantity?

22. Does your firm have a maximum order quantity requirement for individual orders?

YES NO

If so, what is the required maximum order quantity?

23. Please provide the following:

Company Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

CAGE Code: ________________________________________________________________

Point of Contact: _____________________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ___________________________________________________________

Fax Number: ________________________________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________________

Business Size: Small Business Large Business [According to the NAICS for the required item, a Small Business is defined as a firm that employs less than 750 people.]

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

24. Is your firm Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) capable and registered on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS)? YES NO

25. Please list any questions/concerns you may have regarding this potential procurement.

Authorized Representative (signature): ________________________________________________

Nomenclature: Slide, Escape, Aircraft

NSN: 4240-01-075-6640

According to FAR 2.101 a “Commercial product” means—

(1) A product, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by nongovernmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and–

(i) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or

(ii) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public;

(2) A product that evolved from a product described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Government solicitation;

(3) A product that would satisfy a criterion expressed in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition, except for-

(i) Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or

(ii) Minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements. “Minor modifications” means modifications that do not significantly alter the nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics of an item or component, or change the purpose of a process. Factors to be considered in determining whether a modification is minor include the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final product. Dollar values and percentages may be used as guideposts, but are not conclusive evidence that a modification is minor;

(4) Any combination of products meeting the requirements of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this definition that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public;

(5) A product, or combination of products, referred to in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this definition, even though the product, or combination of products, is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or

(6) A nondevelopmental item, if the procuring agency determines the product was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments or to multiple foreign governments.