4810-01-421-0153, Valve, Solenoid

NSN:  4810-014210153

Nomenclature:  valve, solenoid

DLA Land & Maritime is considering a procurement of NSN 4810-014210153 under a Firm Fixed Price Contract.  Please read the attached cover letter and complete the attached questionnaire if you are interested in providing this item under a solicitation over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold.  This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestricted technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract only for materiel from the approved source(s) under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). 

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332911 with a business size of 750 employees.

This sources-sought notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation, obligation, or commitment by the Government.  This notice is intended strictly for market research.  This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.  No solicitation exists currently.  The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified businesses that express interest in executing this potential contract.

The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for, any information received from potential sources because of this notice.  Your response to this information request will assist the Government in determining an appropriate acquisition method.

Sources interested in providing an offer on this solicitation should complete the attached market survey and return the completed copy to Mandy Phipps-Kuhlman via e-mail at mandy.phipps-kuhlman@dla.mil by 4:00 p.m. EST on 06/12/2025.

Procurement Item Description Text:

VALVE, SOLENOID

RP001: DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement

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 revisions 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.

RQ002: Configuration Change Management – Engineering Change Proposal Request for Variance (Deviation or Waiver)

RQ011: Removal of Government Identification from Non-accepted Supplies

Mercury or mercury containing compounds shall not be intentionally added to or come in direct contact with any hardware or supplies furnished under this contract.  Exception: Functional mercury used in batteries, fluorescent lights, requirements instruments; sensors or controls; weapon systems; and chemical analysis reagents specified by NAVSEA.  Portable fluorescent lamps and portable instruments containing mercury shall be shock proof and contain a second boundary of containment of the mercury or mercury compound (I/A/W NAVSEA 5100-003D).

NOTE: This is a restricted source item and requires engineering source approval by the government design control activity.

Alternate Offer Requirements:

The following documentation is required in accordance with MIL-T-31000. 

1. All drawings and specification required for manufacture.
2. Process/operation sheets which describe in detail each critical process and associated inspection/acceptance criteria.
3. Identification of sources who will perform critical processes/operations, including sources of forgings and castings.
4. If available, copies of purchase orders from the item.
5. A shock extension report in accordance with MIL-S-901 and in a format as specified in DI-ENVR-80706 is required.

If the OEM’s detailed drawings are not available, the offeror must supply an engineering analysis report which details how their drawings were developed.  Additionally, if reverse engineering was used, the complete procedure will be reported including number of samples, methods and measures used, all data complied, rational for dimension tolerance deviation, and rationale for acceptance.  This data will be forwarded to the engineering support activity for evaluation.

Critical Application Item

Cepeda Associates, Inc. (60756) P/N 15175

Packaging Text:

PKGING DATA - MIL-STD-2073-1E

QUP: 001       PRES MTHD: 31      CLNG/DRY:1            PRESV MAT:00

WRAP MAT: 00        CUSH/DUNN MAT: NA      CUSH/DUNN THKNESS: C

UNIT CONT: ED      OPI: M

INTRMDTE CONT: E5       INTRMDTE CONT QTY: 004

PACK CODE: U

Marking shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-129.

SPECIAL MARKING CODE: 00-00 No special marking

Palletization shall be in accordance with RP001: DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement.

ZZ-Additional Special Marking:

Export Controlled Item. 

Special markings Required Per MIL-STD-129, Paragraph 4.4.3.14: The item description (nomenclature) shall be omitted from the MIL-STD-129 label for all shipping containers.

40 - omission of marking for sensitive, controlled or pilferable items per MIL-STD-129.