Sources_Sought_Market_Survey.doc

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA Maritime Mechanicsburg

5450 CARLISLE PIKE

MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055-0788

Reply To: Steven Lesh at Steven.Lesh@dla.mil

MARKET SURVEY

This is NOT a Request for Quote.

DLA MARITIME MECHANICSBURG is considering a solicitation and subsequent Award on a Contract for the item described 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.

Item Information:

NSN: 6130-01-565-9011

Nomenclature:

Power Supply HV Approved Cage(s) & Part Number(s):

Cage Code – 0R8S6 Part Number – 6869024-1 Please complete this market survey and return to the above mentioned point of contact.

1. Is this item currently available? □ YES □ NO

2. Is this item considered as a commercial or commercial off the shelf item per FAR 2.101(b)?

□ YES □ NO

3. Is this item a modified type of an item that otherwise would be available in the commercial market place? □ YES □ NO

4. If yes to #2 or #3 above, is this item Catalogs/Price Listed? □ YES □ NO

If yes, can you supply us with a copy of your price list? □ YES □ NO

(Additionally, please complete the requests on page 3 for the additional commercial questions)

5. What quantity ranges would result in better pricing for this item? We will consider your recommendations if it is within our demand forecast.

6. What is the normal delivery lead time for this item?

7. Is an inventory currently maintained for this item? □ YES □ NO

8. Is FOB Origin acceptable? □ YES □ NO

9. Is Government Source/Origin Inspection of the material AND Government Inspection of Packaging and Final Acceptance at Source/Origin acceptable? □ YES □ NO

10. Approximately, how many employees do you currently have? ____________

11. Do you have a parent company? □ YES □ NO

12. If yes to #10, approximately, how many employees does your parent company have?

13. If you are a dealer for the actual manufacturer of this item, who is the manufacturer and what is their Cage Code?

a. Approximately, how many employees does the manufacturer have?

14. For contracts quoted at a total price of $750,000.00 and over, Certified Cost or Pricing Data may be required. Note - The value of the contract is based on the Contract Maximum dollar value that is in the Contract Limitations clause of a solicitation. Reference - (10 U.S.C. 2306a and 41 U.S.C. chapter 35).

**Are you and your subcontractors (if applicable) capable of providing this data?

□ YES or □ NO

Note for dealers/distributors: If cost or pricing data were required, the subcontractor is considered a manufacturer and would be required to submit cost or price data if your purchase price from the manufacturer meets the $750,000.00 threshold as stated above.

14. Are there any materials, metals, etc. that are dominant in these item(s)? □ YES □ NO

If yes, please provide the applicable material and state what percentage of the item consists of that material.

15. When is the last time this it has been manufactured?

a. For whom were they manufactured?

16. Do you manufacturer similar items to this (size, tech characteristics, function)?

□ YES □ NO

15. Would a minimum delivery order quantity and/or dollar value apply to this item?

□ YES □ NO

If yes, please list the applicable minimum for this item

16. Would you be willing to accept option years with an Economic Price Adjustment clause that is adjusted using an assigned Producer Price Index? □ YES □ NO

If yes, how many option years? (Circle one) 1 2 3 4

If not, how many option years would you be willing to price? (Circle one) 1 2 3 4

Additional Commercial Item Questions

1. If you have designated this item as a commercial item, please provide evidence of actual sale, lease, or license of this item to the general public. (Example: proof of sales to commercial accounts; invoices to commercial accounts; any other proof of commercial application, either the end item or components of the item itself)

2. If you have designated this item as a commercial item because it has evolved through advances in technology or performance, but it is not yet available in the commercial marketplace but it will be available in time to satisfy the Government’s delivery requirements, please provide evidence to satisfy this timetable.

3. If you have designated this item as a commercial item, but it requires modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace, or minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace, but made to meet the Governments requirements, please provide evidence of the customary availability of in the commercial marketplace or the technical relationship between the commercial item and the minor modifications to meet the Government’s needs. (For the latter, attach drawings or comparison of the characteristics of the commercial item and the modified item, as appropriate; or similar item / NSN and showing that the item is similar or "almost the same" as the requested item.)

4. Any combination of items meeting 1, 2, or 3 above that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public, please provide evidence to this customary combination being sold to the general public.

5. Any item or combination of items that would meet 1, 2, 3, or 4 above but for being transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor, please annotate how the item meets 1, 2, 3, or 4.

6. Please provide a copy of any Commercial Warranty that applies to this item.

7. Please provide any price list, catalog, or web link that demonstrates the commercial aspect and use of this item.