CM21042001 Contactor, Magnetic

Contract Specialist: Suzanne Maginn       Email: Suzanne.Maginn@dla.mil

NSN 0001: 6110-01-101-9710         Contactor, Magnetic

TE Connectivity Corp. (74063)          P/N A-770WF

                Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (78286)         P/N 70550-02028-101

                National Machine Co. (6L817)          P/N M9043DC001

NSN 0002 6110-01-105-6615           Contactor, Magnetic

TE Connectivity Corp. (74063)          P/N D-56B

                Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (78286)         P/N 70550-02027-104

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The AMC/AMSC for both NSNs is:  1 / C

AMC   “1”  Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

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. A review of the document availability code reveals that the drawings for this item cannot be made available to the general public and manufacturersTE Connectivity Corp. (74063) Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (78286) and National Machine Co. (6L817) are uniquely qualified to manufacture this item because they are the only owners of the technical drawings and data.

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Please review the NSNs 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.