5330-01-513-8620;seal nonmetallic;VUN

This solicitation will contain NSN 5330-01-513-8620 for a SEAL, NONMETALLIC SP used on the FA-18 AIRCRAFT. A Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued for award of a firm fixed price contract. This is a sole sourced item and must be acquired from an approved manufacturer. The OEM and sole approved source is Boeing, Cage (76301) P/N: 74A463726-1005. The quantity is as follows: 285 each. FOB: Origin; Inspection/Acceptance: Origin based on the Basic Order Agreement. Delivery: 465 DARO. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The solicitation issue date is on or about August 15, 2014; In accordance with 10 U. S. C. 2304 (c) (1), other than full and open competition applies.
The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only the approved source of supply under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Please submit along with your proposal your company's Individual Small Business Subcontracting Plan, as required by FAR 19.702 for prime contractors that are other than small when contracts will exceed $650,000. The subcontracting plan must describe how much subcontracting will be awarded to each of the specified small business categories; veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns.
Also, if the overall value of your proposal exceeds $700,000, DLA Aviation Richmond is required by TINA to obtain Certified Cost & Pricing Data; Instructions for submission of a proposal with cost or pricing data is available at FAR Table 15-2.
Please ensure that your company is registered in SAM at https://www.sam.gov. Please contact the Acquisition Specialist for a copy of the solicitation at Kenya.allamby@dla.mil, tel: (804) 279-3716, fax (804)279-4949.