Armor, transparent, v : 2541
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 7014810671
- Agency
-
Land and Maritime
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336390 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime is conducting a pre-solicitation market survey for the procurement of ARMOR, TRANSPARENT, V (NSN 2541-01-555-4873), a weapons systems specific vehicular accessory component. This solicitation is seeking input from potential suppliers regarding their capability to manufacture and supply this transparent armor product, with responses due by March 5, 2026. The procurement requires that suppliers be actual manufacturers or provide transparency regarding their supply sources, with preference for Firm Fixed Price contract terms and F.O.B. Origin delivery arrangements. Due to the AMC/AMSC classification of "3C," the Government requires direct acquisition from manufacturers with unique design capabilities and engineering skills, meaning alternate sources must qualify through the DLA Source Approval Request (SAR) Program and receive approval from the cognizant Government engineering activity. Hawkins Glass Wholesalers LLC (CAGE 3RRM7) is currently the sole approved source for this NSN, and the Government is actively seeking information on potential alternate manufacturers who may be able to meet the technical and quality requirements.
This procurement opportunity is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, restricting competition to small business entities. The Government anticipates procuring 527 units with a potential 100% quantity option, indicating substantial volume potential for the selected contractor. The market survey requests detailed information from respondents regarding commercial item status, inventory availability, delivery capabilities, pricing with quantity breaks, hazardous material content, and compliance with packaging and RFID requirements per ASTM D 3951. Interested companies must confirm their manufacturer status, identify their supply sources if acting as distributors, and demonstrate commercial sales history for the product. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the pre-solicitation materials, the 527-unit base requirement combined with the option for additional quantities suggests a contract of material significance. The current approved source Hawkins Glass Wholesalers LLC serves as the baseline incumbent, though the Government's issuance of this market survey indicates openness to qualifying alternative suppliers who can meet the stringent quality and engineering requirements.
Notice text
Contract Specialist: Logan McLaughlin Email: Logan.McLaughlin@dla.mil
NSN : 2541-01-555-4873
Approved Source(s):-
HAWKINS GLASS WHOLESALERS LLC (3RRM7)
P/N: HGW4873
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3 C”
AMC “3” Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.
(c) AMSC “C”. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring.
For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Market Survey Blank Revised Form.docx | DOCX document |
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