Air spring, vehicular

The requirement for NSN 3040-01-375-7321 will be procured as an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) using FAR subpart 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The proposed procurement contains an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the discretion of the government. A base period of 3 years and two separate 1-year option years with a total duration not to exceed 5 years is anticipated. Deliveries are DLA Direct within 144 days of order. This solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis using other than full and open competition. The approved sources of supply are listed below:

Man Nutzfahrzeuge Oesterreich (2172N) P/N: 115200340051

Kiekert AG (C1583) P/N: 1488A

This NSN is being procured under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program, and as a result F.O.B. Origin (Government managed freight) and Inspection/Acceptance at Destination is requested. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer.

The AMC/AMSC for this item is 1B. This means this part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100. Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application. Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package, data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid. The Small Business size standard is 500 employees.

Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.

The solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp on or about the issue date of February 26, 2019. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. Due to system constraints, it may take as long as three business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS.

DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) proposals are not acceptable for this solicitation. Offerors must complete the entire solicitation. Proposals must be submitted on a hard copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP), scanned, and emailed to Shonna.Gray@dla.mil.

While pricing may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based on a combination of price, delivery, past performance, and socioeconomic support as identified in the solicitation.

Shipping instructions shall be provided with individual delivery orders. Material ordered under the terms of this contract shall be delivered within 144 days after the date of the order. Notwithstanding any other provisions/clauses of this contract, no deliveries shall be made prior to issuance of delivery order (DD Form 1155)

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