NAVSUP WSS intends to issue a Five Year Requirements contract to Raytheon (072E5)

NAVSUP WSS intends to award a Five Year (Two Base Years and Three Year Option Years) Requirements Contract to Raytheon Company (072E5) for the repair of Aircraft Pylons used on the F-18 Aircraft. Various NSNs and various minimum quantities apply. The Government does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate or legible data to repair this part from other than the current source. Only the source previously approved by the Government for this item has been solicited. The subject items require Government source approval prior to contract award.Only the source(s) previously approved by the government for these items have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source.

If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the http:// www.neco.navy.mil/sar.cfm U.S Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your companys experience in production of the same or similar , or if this is an item you have never made. This brochure can be obtained by calling NAVICP-P at (215)697-4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVICP-P submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation.

Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. The NAVICP Commercial Item Identification Brochure is now available at: http:// www.neco.navy.mil/cib.cfm.