Connecting link, rigid

Added: Aug 19, 2015 1:52 pm Please review NSN 3040-01-540-5527 (Connecting link, rigid) and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture this item. The approved sources for this part are:
United Technologies Cage 77445 P/N 4081966
Rexnord Industries Cage 57606 P/N P3A5050

All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist, Robert Varcho at robert.varcho@dla.mil.

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 the 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.

This is an Air Force Critical Safety Item (CSI). Any company wanting to become an approved source will have to go through a rigorous First Article Test (FAT) and review by the Air Force Engineering Activity.

For further information, please reference the DLA Land and Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for a detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.

http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/altoffer/