Market Survey SPRAL126R0011.docx

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) - Market Survey Immediate Attention/Reply Requested! This is “Not” a Request For Proposal. Information required for pending RFP.

Date Survey Sent: 3/24/2026

Contract Specialist: Cerita Sellers

Fax Number: 614-693-1577

To:

DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) is considering a solicitation and subsequent Award of a one-time buy for the item listed below. 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. Your answers to these questions will aid in our ability to develop a solicitation that best meets the needs of the Warfighter. IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO DISCUSS THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS VERBALLY VS IN THE BELOW QUESTIONAIRE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE POC IDENTIFIED ABOVE TO DO SO.

*In the Estimated Delivery column below, please indicate the absolute best delivery (in Days) you would be able to provide the listed item with the quantity indicated in the solicited quantity column.

Company Fill-ins

Estimated Unit Price

I. GENERAL INTEREST QUESTIONS:

1. Please check your companies size and status:

|_| Large or |_| Small Business / |_| Manufacturer or |_| Dealer

2. Approximately how many employees do you currently have? ____________

3. Do you have a parent company? |_| YES |_| NO

4. If YES to #3 above approximately how many employees does your parent company have? ___________

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)

If YES: Based on sources in table above, list the OEMs that you are independent from:

|_| NO (Example: the OEM has strict control over the resale prices the dealers can charge)

|_| Check here if you would prefer to discuss this via telephone call

6.

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

Note: For contracts estimated over $2,000,000.00, Cost or Pricing Data “may” be required.

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

8. Do you carry these items in your inventory? |_| YES |_| NO

9. Are these items quantity sensitive? |_| YES |_| NO

10. Do these items contain hazardous material? |_| YES |_| NO

11. Do you deal through Dealers/Distributors or do you prefer to deal with the Government? |_| Dealer |_| Gov’t

II. COMMERCIAL QUESTIONS:

1. Is this a Commercial Item per the definition in FAR 2.101? |_| YES |_| NO

2. Has the item been determined to be commercial by a military department, a defense agency, or another component of DoD? |_| YES |_| NO

3. Is the item available on the GSA Schedule through the Federal Supply Schedule Program? |_| YES |_| NO If yes, please provide the GSA contract number and part number listed on the GSA website ________________

4. Is the item sold or offered to non-Governmental customers? |_| YES |_| NO

5. Is a substantially similar item sold or offered for sale to non-Governmental customers? |_| YES |_| NO If yes, can you provide information/documentation to demonstrate the item being procured is similar to the commercial equivalent? |_| YES |_| NO (e.g. technical drawings; form; fit; function; essential physical characteristics; same production line; similar maintenance procedures)

6. Is the item bought from a subcontractor/supplier that sells it commercially, then modified to meet Government requirements? |_| YES |_| NO If yes, please describe the modification and demonstrate with commercial catalogs, price lists, sale orders, information from the subcontractor/supplier. _____________________________________________________

7. Do you publish a commercial catalog or price list (public or internal) for the same or similar item? |_| YES |_| NO

8. Are you willing to provide independent records of the market price for the same or similar item (e.g., invoices, commercial contract/orders, sales volumes data)? |_| YES |_| NO If you are unable or unwilling to provide sales data, please explain ____________________________________

9. Do you have a rebate/discount programs, quantity price breaks, strategic agreements, etc., that may result in discounts to commercial pricing? |_| YES |_| NO If yes, please provide supporting documentation.

10. Do you have a most favored customer that warrants special pricing? |_| YES |_| NO If yes, please describe and provide support along with customer sales volume compared to Government sales volume. ___________________________________________________________________________________

11. 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. Is your company willing and able to provide such proof, if the government determines it is needed to verify price reasonableness? |_| YES |_| NO

12. Are the following clauses/provisions inconsistent with commercial practices; if so, identify the commercial practice:

252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

52.246-9004 Product verification testing |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_|NO

252.223-7006 Prohibition on storage and disposal of toxic and hazardous material |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

252.225-7005 Identification of expenditures in the United States |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

52.227-1 Authorization and consent |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

52.247-68 Report of shipment (RESHIP) |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

52.253-1 Computer generated forms (JAN 1991) |_|YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

L04 Offers for Part Number Items |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items |_| YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

E07 Evaluation factor for Origin Inspection (JAN 2018) |_|YES Identify: ______________________________________________ |_| NO

III. FOB POINT QUESTIONS:

1. The Government prefers that contractors offer on an FOB Destination basis. Your price would include transportation charges to any location in the United States. Is Fob Destination acceptable? |_| YES |_| NO

2. Does your price typically include FOB Destination? |_| YES |_| NO

3. Would FOB Destination impact the price compared to FOB Origin? |_| YES |_| NO

4. If YES to #3 above what is the impact on price (Example: Estimated percentage of increase in price)?

5. If NO to #3 above does this mean the price for FOB Destination and FOB Origin would be the same?

|_| YES |_| NO

6. Is Inspection/Acceptance at Origin acceptable? |_| YES |_| NO

Note: For Stock Buys, source inspection would be mandatory if FOB Origin is utilized. Would the cost of source inspection impact pricing more than shipping? |_| YES |_| NO

IV. OTHER MISCELLANOUS QUESTIONS:

1. Can you provide STD-COM PKG with MIL-STD-129 Markings? |_| YES |_| NO

2. Do you have EDI capability? |_| YES |_| NO

3. If the Government determines that Cost and Price Data is needed, will your company’s accounting system be able to furnish this data as required by FAR Part 15 Table 15.2? |_| YES |_| NO

Note: We strongly urge you do a thorough review of the booklet "Information for Contractors" at http://www.dcaa.mil. The booklet is downloadable from the left Scroll Down on the website under "Publications". Chapter 3 is particularly relevant, especially the example submittal at chapter end.

V. FINAL COMMENTS:

Please Provide Your Company Name & Cage Code: ________________________________________________

Please Provide Your Company Phone & Fax Number: ______________________________________________

Please Provide Your Name & Signature: __________________________________________________________

Please return survey by the close of business on April 3, 2026 to the contract specialist listed at the top of the page. If you have any additional comments, please feel free to submit those with this survey. We sincerely appreciate your time, and thank you for providing this information.

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