Gear Helical Intermediate Drive
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- SPE7L125R0037
- Agency
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Land and Maritime
Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333612 Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Longueuil Quebec Canada
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime is seeking to procure a Gear Helical Intermediate Drive with National Stock Number (NSN) 3020004022517. The pre-solicitation notice indicates a highly specialized procurement process focused on sourcing a specific gear component with strict engineering and manufacturing requirements. Currently, Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp is listed as an approved source for this item. The solicitation emphasizes the critical nature of maintaining unique design capabilities, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge essential to the part's quality. Potential alternative sources must undergo a rigorous qualification process approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity, with companies required to submit a comprehensive Source Approval Request (SAR) package demonstrating equal or superior manufacturing capabilities to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).
There are no specific set-aside designations for this contract opportunity, which falls under the NAICS category 333612 for Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing. The procurement is classified under Product Service Code 3020 for Gears, Pulleys, Sprockets, and Transmission Chain. While precise award values are not specified in the pre-solicitation notice, the document outlines a structured pathway for potential contractors to be considered as an approved source. The current solicitation is open from March 5, 2025, with responses due by March 20, 2025. Companies interested in being reviewed must submit their SAR package demonstrating technical competence, with the burden of proof placed on the contractor to validate their manufacturing capabilities equivalent to or exceeding the current approved source.
Notice text
NSN : 3020004022517
Approved Source(s) – Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3 C”
AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual manufacture or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual manufacture. "
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. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
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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. https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Gear Helical Intermediate Drive | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| Gear Helical Intermediate Drive | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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