Energy absorber

           PR: 88827765

           SOLICITATION NUMBER:  SPE7M221R0023           

           ITEM DESCRIPTION:   ENERGY ABSORBER

           WEAPON SYSTEM/END ITEM:   82N ALRE Catapult/Arresting Gear

           NSN:   1710-000569383 CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM (CSI)

The proposed procurement is for NSN, 1710-00-056-9383 (P/N 613492-1) made in accordance with 80020 NAVY drawings.   Item is coded as a Critical Safety Item, and requires source approval from NAVAIR, Lakehurst.  Solicitation is unrestricted.  Contract type will be firm-fixed priced for a base quantity of 158 EA.   Item is for a DLA Stock Location.  Requested delivery is approximately 800 days with First Article Testing.   Solicitation will require FOB Destination with Material Receipt Inspection at contractor’s facility.   While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. 

AIRCRAFT LAUNCH AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT (ALRE) CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM SOURCE APPROVAL - TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD UNDER THIS SOLICITATION, AN OFFEROR MUST BE AN APPROVED SOURCE OR PROVIDE THE PRODUCT OF AN APPROVED SOURCE AS DETERMINED BY THE ENGINEERING SUPPORT ACTIVITY, NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER (NAWC) AIRCRAFT DIVISION LAKEHURST. THE CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR SOURCE APPROVAL ARE CONTAINED IN PART I OFTHE NAVAL INVENTORY CONTROL POINT (NAVICP) PHILADELPHIA BROCHURE ENTITLED "SOURCE APPROVAL INFORMATION BROCHURE FOR SPARES". THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS BROCHURE MAY BE OBTAINED BY ACCESSING NAVICP'S WEBSITE:

HTTPS://WWW.NAVSUP.NAVY.MIL, OUR TEAM, NAVICP, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, COMMODITIES, SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST (SAR) BROCHURE SPARES.

Please refer to the mentioned website for the complete solicitation.  Note: Copies of this solicitation will be available only via the World Wide Web from opening to closing date.  All responsible sources may submit a quote which, if timely received shall be considered.  Offerors are also advised to update ORCA.

The following applies:

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.

One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the Unites 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.

Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Product Lists, Military Handbooks, and other standardization documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP), in Philadelphia, PA.  Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from the ASSIST database via the Internet at http://assist.daps.mil.

Users may search for documents using the ASSIST-Quick Search and, in most cases, download the documents directly via the Internet using standard browser software.

Documents not available for downloading from ASSIST can be ordered from the DODSSP using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard, after establishing a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures or by phoning the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-2179 (DSN: 442-2179) 

Users not having access to the Internet may contact the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-2179 (DSN: 442-2179) or mail requests to the DODSSP, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.  Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc., are not stocked at the DODSSP.

This notice is to announce that the NSN will be solicited in the near future on July 16, 2021.   This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.  Due to system constraints, it may take as long as three (3) business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBs.