05F/seat, aircraft used on C-135 aircraft

The approved manufacturer of this item is The Boeing Company Div Defense Space & Security DBA Boeing, Cage 81205. The item is used on the C-135 Aircraft. Sources are Boeing, Cage 81205; Oro Manufacturing Company, Cage 76912; Newgard Industries, Inc., Cage 59686. This is an 100% Small Business Set-a-Side.

Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to this procurement described are not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. Only Vendors who have access to the data or can provide traceability to the approved sources should bid.

The solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract with one, one-year Base period and four, one-year Option periods. The estimated annual demand quantity is 311 each. The guaranteed minimum quantity is 78 each for the base period only. The maximum contract quantity for the life of the contract is 467 each for the Base and Option periods combined.

The required production lead-time is 190 days after receipt of order (ARO). FOB at Origin with Inspection/Acceptance at Origin. Option to extend the terms of contract is 48 months. Duration of contract period is 60 months.

A Contractor's First Article/Preproduction Approval, Contractor Testing Required. This is a Life Support item. Configuration Control, Export Control, and BOEING RIGHTS GUARD LICENSE AGREEMENT CONDITIONS APPLY. Surge and Sustainment is not required.

The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DLA Internet Bid Board System at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP on the issue date cited in the RFP. Solicitations are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents, you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors. The solicitation issue date is August 12, 2014 and the closing date is September 12, 2014.