Five Year IDC for NSN 1095015984343

SOURCES SOUGHT

DLA Land & Maritime is preparing to solicit a long-term contract for the NSN listed below and in Attachment 1, titled, Sources Sought Notice – NSN Information Sheet.  The currently approved manufacturers and associated part numbers for these items can be found on the attachment titled, Market Research Spreadsheet. While DLA Land & Maritime may have drawings/specifications associated with these items, only the source listed is currently approved.  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.

Please see Attachment 1, titled, Sources Sought Notice – NSN Information Sheet for the NAICs for each NSN.

Sources interested in submitting a proposal on this solicitation should complete the attached market survey and spreadsheet and return the completed copies to Shareah Locklear at Shareah.Locklear@dla.mil by February 14, 2022. 

NSN, Item Name:

NSN 1095015984343, Knife, Combat

Approved Sources:

(041N2) BENCHMADE KNIFE CO., INC. Part Number, 3350BK

(1RW21) HOGUE, INC., Part Number 4301FR

(8T676) DEPAUL INDUSTRIES, Part Number 4301FR

Notice Attachments Include:

1. NSN Information Sheet

2. Market Survey Questionnaire

3. Market Survey NSN Spreadsheet