NSN 2835-01-150-6567, valve assembly, sole, WSC "VUN", aircraft, hornet F/a-18 (E/F)

NSN:  2835-01-150-6567, Valve Assembly, Sole. AMC/AMSC:  3P, QCC Code of "FCA".    Approved Source:  Arkwin Industries Inc DBA CAGE 98391, P/N 0711324-011 Terms are FOB Origin, Inspection and Acceptance at Destination.  Higher Level Contract Quality Requirements Applies.  First Destination Transportation (FDT) Program applies.  Stocked Item.  This NSN is not a Critical Safety Item (CSI) and is not a commercial item.  Requested delivery is 120 Days ARO.  Solicited on an Unrestricted, Other than Full and Open Competitive basis.  Solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC).  The contract will be effective for a one-year period with provisions included to extend the term of the contract up to four (4) one-year periods.   The estimated annual quantity is 20 each per contract period.  The contract will include a guaranteed minimum quantity of 5 each (base year only) and a total contract maximum quantity of 150 each.  The minimum delivery order is 5 each and the maximum delivery order quantity is 10 each.   Surge requirements are not applicable.   Deliveries will be to DLA stock locations on the east and west coast.   The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Reverse Auction help tutorials at:  dla.procurexinc.com   to learn more about how to participate in an auction.  The solicitation issue date is anticipated to be 2 April 2015.    A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS Website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP.  From the DIBBS Homepage, select "Requests for Proposal ( RFP ) / Invitation For Bid (IFB)" from the menu under the tab "Solicitations."  Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to download.  RFPs are in portable document format (PDF).  To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.  This software is available free at: http://www.adabe.com.  A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors.