Bracket, Mounting
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 7009358360
- Agency
-
Land and Maritime
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 332510 Hardware Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5340 Hardware, Commercial
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime is seeking to procure a mounting bracket with National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-01-686-5201, currently supplied exclusively by Elbit Systems of America. The agency is conducting a Sources Sought notice to identify potential alternative manufacturers who can produce these hardware components with equivalent or superior quality to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Interested companies must submit a comprehensive Source Approval Request (SAR) package through DLA's Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program, demonstrating their technical capabilities and manufacturing competence. The evaluation criteria will focus on the ability to provide technically precise components that meet the government's exacting standards, with the burden of proof resting on the prospective contractor. All submissions must be sent directly to Contract Specialist Paul Kelley at Paul.Kelley@dla.mil by April 2, 2025, which serves as the response deadline for this pre-solicitation notice.
The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside designation, meaning the opportunity is open to all qualified manufacturers. Currently, Elbit Systems of America is the sole approved source for these mounting brackets, with the contracting officer determining that competitive solicitation is not economically feasible due to complex technical requirements and the challenges of reverse engineering. While no specific award value or quantity is mentioned in the documents, the notice suggests this is part of an ongoing procurement process for critical hardware components. The NAICS classification for this opportunity is Hardware Manufacturing (332510), and the Product Service Code is Commercial Hardware (5340). The government's primary objective is to identify manufacturers capable of producing these mounting brackets with the same level of precision and quality as the current OEM, potentially expanding the approved source list for future procurement cycles.
Notice text
Contract Specialist: Paul Kelley Email: Paul.Kelley@dla.mil
NSN : 5340-01-686-5201
Approved Source(s) – Elbit Systems of America (13567)
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3/D”
AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual mfgr or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual mfgr. "
AMSC "D" The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. Elbit Systems of America (13567) is the only company at this time that can provide these parts since it is not economically feasible for the government to reverse engineer the items at this time. Based on all available information provided to the Contracting Officer, no other source can provide this item.
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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.
http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/altofferor/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Sources Sought lanuage- Code and Part.docx | DOCX document |
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