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SOURCES SOUGHT

Solicitation Number: SPE4A6-18-R-0644 Notice Type: Sources Sought

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation- Richmond is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtain) the items listed in the attached workbook. The current approved sole source of supply for listed NSN’s is cage code 35951- Magellan Aerospace Winnipeg.

The proposed market basket of 32 items identified for inclusion in this action fall in multiple Federal Stock Classes (FSC) including, but not limited to, 1680,1560,5365 and 1620, and support a wide range of aircraft components. AMSC 3/ A, C, D,L,P,Q and R.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFOMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A

COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL

DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLTY VOLUNTARY.

It is anticipated that a solicitation with the following features will be issued to support this requirement:

Estimated Solicitation Issuance Date: April 22, 2018 Contract Type: Long Term Contract, Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract Structure: 1-year base and four one-year option periods.

Item Summary:

Solicitation Population ~32 NSNs ( see attached NIIN’s list) Add Population:

~32 NSNs Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 11:59 PM EST on March 27, 2018.

QUESTIONS FOR ALL INTERESTED SOURCES

1. Describe briefly the capabilities of your facility and the nature of the goods and/or services you provide. Include a description of your staff composition and management structure.

2. Describe your company's past experience on previous projects similar in complexity to this requirement. Include contract numbers, a brief description of the work performed, period of performance, agency/organization supported and individual point of contact (Contracting Officer or Program Manager).

3. Does your company have any capacity constraints that would limit your company’s ability to fulfill this requirement?

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for any of the items in the Sources Sought Workbook, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Aviation is procuring.

If there is an open solicitation for a NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation.

If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:

SAR Program DLA Aviation Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, VA 23297-5100 All responses under this Sources Sought Notice MUST update the spreadsheet and send to the email address below. Please provide the POCs, and location of manufacturer (City & State or Country if applicable).

Contracting Office Address:

8000 Jefferson Davis Highway Richmond, Virginia 23297-5000 United States Primary Point of Contact:

Name: Daniela Ortega Title: Contracting Officer Email: daniela.ortega@dla.mil Phone: 804-279-4685