1 NSN sources sought

***Sources Sought***

This is not a request for either a quote or proposal. This announcement is considered market research in accordance with FAR Part 10.

                                          NO SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME.  

The purpose of this synopsis is to identify qualified vendors capable of manufacturing items in accordance with the requirements listed below.  Please review the below NSNs and provide us with any additional sources that are able to manufacture these items.  Please provide the company name, city and state OR country if applicable, and POCs with telephone, fax and/or email information.  All of this information can be submitted to Scott Knowles at Scott.Knowles@dla.mil.  Phone 614 692-0639. We thank you in advance for your assistance.

NSN                                        NAME                                                  

1005-01-351-6856              BARREL, AUTOMATIC GUN       

BARREL, AUTOMATIC GUN

RD002: THIS NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER AND/OR ASSOCIATED DATA HAS

     BEEN DETERMINED TO CONTAIN, UTILIZE, OR GENERATE

     COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION (CDI).  CDI IS UNCLASSIFIED

     CONTROLLED TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR OTHER INFORMATION<(>,<)>

     AS DESCRIBED IN THE CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION

     (CUI) REGISTRY THAT REQUIRES SAFEGUARDING PURSUANT TO

     DFARS 252.204-7012.

CS001: This item has technical data some or all of which is subject to

     export-control of either the International Traffic in Arms Regulations

     (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and cannot be

     exported without the authorization of either the Department of State or

     the Department of Commerce prior to export.  Export includes disclosure

     of technical data to foreign nationals whether located in the United

     States or abroad.  This requirement applies equally to foreign national

     employees or U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries.

     DLA has enhanced its Joint Certification Program (JCP) registration and

     validation procedures.  Selected National Stock Numbers (NSNs) will

     require additional permissions to access the associated technical data.

      In the event a vendor cannot access the technical data for a NSN in DLA

     cFolders, the vendor must submit a onetime request to

     jcpvalidation@dla.mil for technical data access consideration.  If a

     vendor has inquiries after having submitted required information to the

     JCP office, these inquiries are to be directed to

     DLAJ344DataCustodian@dla.mil.

     DLA processes the vendor's technical data request on a first come, first

     served basis.  Failure to comply timely with required information may

     result in lack of consideration for DLA solicitations.  It is vitally

     important that vendors provide correct company official name(s) and

     contact information in all correspondence.  DLA will work diligently on

     validating vendor requests.  Vendors will be notified within 3 business

     days of when their requests were approved.  However, DLA cannot

     guarantee that it can complete all validation requests by the due date

     for any solicitation responses.

ZD004: A forging process was identified as a means to manufacture this item.

     Tooling is required to produce a forging.  For sourcing, tooling,

     materials or other information, please contact the appropriate

     assistance team: (Aviation, C&E Supply Chains) DSCR.AFCAT@dla.mil;(Land

     & Maritime Supply Chains) DSCC.cast.forge@dla.mil

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

     (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE

     DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB

     AT:

     http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx

     FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE

     SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS.  FOR LARGE

     ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE

     APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON

     REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

THIS ITEM IS A "DEFENSE ARTICLE" AS DEFINED IN

AND SUBJECT TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS

REGULATIONS (22 C.F.R. 120-30) AND THE ARMS

EXPORT CONTROL ACT (22 U.S.C.A. 2778-2799).

ANY MANUFACTURER OR EXPORTER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH THE DIRECTORATE OF

DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS (DDTC), DEPARTMENT OF

STATE.  DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF REGISTRATION MAY

BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO AWARD.  ADDITIONAL EXPORT

RESTRICTIONS APPLY AS INDICATED HEREIN.  FAILURE

TO SUBMIT DDTC REGISTRATION WHEN REQUESTED WILL

MAKE A QUOTE/OFFER INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD.

ZGFM6: Government Furnished Property (GFP) Non-Interference Rent Free Tooling

     may be required to support procurement of this item.  Non-Interference

     Rent Free Tooling accountable to the applicable DCMA, U.S. Military

     Service Facility, and/or DLA will be provided under Government Furnished

     Property (GFP), if required.

     Please submit request for GFP authorizations to GFM-GFP@dla.mil

_______________EXCEPTION DATA____________________

     IF DRAWING NOTE GIVES OPTION FOR ZINC OR

     MANGANESE COATING THEN MANGANESE IS REQUIRED.

     DWG 200415485 ONLY NOTES 1, 3, 4, & 12 APPLY

     GOVERNMENT FURISHED PROPERTY TEST

      ROUNDS P/N 6264393 NSN 1305-01-288-4978 (A692)

      AND P/N 9344280 NSN 1305-01-116-3930 (A892)

      SHALL BE FURNISHED AT THE RATE OF ONE PER

      BARREL, PLUS 10% OVERAGE.

     GD-OTS SAMPLING PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR USE BY THE ESA.

     IT'S LOCATED AS A THD IN DMS Password for file is SacoMaine#1

     ______________END OF EXCEPTIONS__________________

THE ITEM BEING PROCURED IS A CRITICAL GUN PART

ITEM WITH UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS.

GOVERNMENT FAT APPLIES.

AFTER RECEIPT OF QUOTES, OFFERORS MAY BE CONTACTED

TO PRICE THE FAT REQUIREMENT.

TWO (2) EXHIBITS ARE REQUIRED: ONE (1)

ASSEMBLED COATING AND ONE (1) MACHINED BUT NOT

ASSEMBLED AND WITHOUT COATING.

EXHIBIT DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS: ONE (1) PART WILL

BE RETURNED TO THE CONTRACTOR AND CAN BE INCLUDED

IN THE PRODUCTION QUANTITY. ONE (1) WILL BE

DAMAGED IN TESTING.

PRODUCT INSPECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE

DCMA QAR AT THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER'S FACILITY.

THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER

MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER

FOR INCLUSION IN THE AWARD. UPON AWARD, ANY

CHANGES TO THE ABOVE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE

PCO VIA FORMAL CONTRACT MODIFICATION.

PRODUCT VERIFICATION TESTING (PVT) IN ACCORDANCE

WITH PROCUREMENT NOTE E05, MAY BE INVOKED FOR THE REFERENCED CONTRACT.

IF INVOKED, PVT SAMPLES MUST BE

INSPECTED, PACKAGED AND MARKED AS REQUIRED IN THE

CONTRACT. ONE (1) SAMPLE MAY BE DESTROYED DURING

TESTING.

PRODUCT VERIFICATION TESTING, IF INVOKED<(>,<)>

WILL BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE OF

EACH SHIPMENT.  THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE

PVT SAMPLES FROM EACH (SUB)CONTRACTOR USED

IN THE PRODUCTION OF PARTS ON THIS CONTRACT.

FIVE (5) PVT SAMPLES, UNLESS OTHERWISE

SPECIFIED, WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE IDENTIFIED

TO THOSE (SUB)CONTRACTORS WHEN THEY ARE SENT

IN FOR TESTING.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

**************************************************************

RD001: DEMILITARIZATION: SMALL ARMS WEAPONS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES

     (CATEGORY I - MUNITIONS LIST ITEMS, CATEGORY I-DODM 4160.28-VOL.3)

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RQ001: HIGHER LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS (MANUFACTURERS AND

     NON-MANUFACTURERS)

RQ002: CONFIGURATION CHANGE MANAGEMENT - ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL

     REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (DEVIATION OR WAIVER)

RQ009: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN

RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES

RQ016: COMPONENT QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LISTS (QPL)/QUALIFIED MANUFACTURERS

     LISTS (QML).  THIS ITEM CONTAINS ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS DEFINED BY A

     SPECIFICATION(S) WITH AN ASSOCIATED QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL) OR

     QUALIFIED MANUFACTURERS LIST (QML).  QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN

     PROCUREMENT NOTE H02 "COMPONENT QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST (QPL)/QUALIFIED

     MANUFACTURERS LIST (QML)" APPLY.

RT001: MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT

CS187: CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS ARE NOT TO BE

     USED NOR INCORPORATED IN ANY ITEMS TO BE

     DELIVERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT.THIS PROHIBITION

     SUPERSEDES ALL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BUT

     DOES NOT ALLEVIATE ANY PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS.

     SUBSTITUTE CHEMICALS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR

     APPROVAL UNLESS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE

     SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

CQAID: WHEN FIRST ARTICLE IS REQUIRED IN THE

     CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MARK THE OUTER

     SHIPPING CONTAINER IN 2 INCH BOLD, RED LETTERS

     "FIRST ARTICLE".  THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO

     PROVIDE THE TESTING FACILITY WRITTEN

     NOTIFICATION OF WHEN THE FIRST ARTICLES

     EXHIBITS WILL BE SHIPPED TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE

     SHIP DATE.

ZL006: This item contains a phosphate coating requirement

     IAW MIL-STD-171 and MIL-DTL-16232.  In lieu of the

     required submittal of a preproduction phosphate

     procedure the following is now required:  The

     contractor responsible for the actual coating

     procedure must be certified by the Performance

     Review Institute (PRI) to the Nadcap standard for

     the Phosphate chemical processes.  Verification of

     this certification may be required and must be

     supplied upon request of the Contracting Officer.

ZLM10:  THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A SECURITY RISK.

     DFARS 252.223-7007 Safeguarding Sensitive Conventional Arms, Ammunition,

     and Explosives applies.

ES371: The Government Procuring Activity has determined that Surplus is not

     Acceptable for this NSN.

     (End of TQ Requirement)

CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM

     IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 19200 12599987

     REVISION NR E   DTD 10/23/2013

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19205 7792281

     REVISION NR L   DTD 09/17/1996

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 12913469

     REVISION NR     DTD

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 98752 12913467

     REVISION NR E   DTD 09/06/2007

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-DTL-16232G NOT 2

     REVISION NR G   DTD 01/11/2018

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE UNK QPL-3150-34 NOT 1

     REVISION NR 34  DTD 03/15/2007

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE UNK QPL-16173-84 NOT 1

     REVISION NR 84  DTD 10/29/2008

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 98752 200415485

     REVISION NR C   DTD 09/05/2008

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 11830811

     REVISION NR J   DTD 09/11/2006

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 12913466

     REVISION NR B   DTD 04/14/1994

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 19200 12913468

     REVISION NR C   DTD 09/06/2007

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

     IAW REFERENCE QAP 16236 SQAP013516856

     REVISION NR E   DTD 09/02/2016

     PART PIECE NUMBER:

PREP FOR DELIVERY

PKGING DATA-QUP: 001

WILL BE PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D3951

All Section “D” Packaging and Marking Clauses take precedence over ASTM D3951

The Unit of Issue (U/I) and Quantity per Unit Pack (QUP) will be as specified in the contract/purchase order.

Responses to this Request for Information (RFI) are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Any information submitted is at the company's own expense. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any costs associated with submission of capability statements in connection with the market survey. Any information provided is voluntary.