NSN: 6340-01-434-7592, Sensing Element, FIR

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

This is a request for information. Please review the below NSN and provide us with any sources that are able to manufacture the item. Please also provide the location of the manufacturer (City and State OR country if applicable). Please also provide Points of contact for these manufacturers if available. All of this information can be submitted to Keisha Brooks at keisha.brooks@dla.mil, Phone 804-279-6988. This sources sought is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for proposal. It does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. We thank you in advance for your assistance.

NSN: 6340-01-434-7592

If you wish to be evaluated for addition to the approved source list for this item, you will need to submit a Source Approval Package (SAR) of the source of your manufacturing to DSCR for technical review and evaluation since this item is sourced to Kidde Technologies Inc. (CAGE 61423) PN: 896832 / Kidde Technologies Inc. (CAGE 73168) PN: 058090-2 / Lockheed Martin Aeronautical (CAGE 74703) PN: 058090-2.

To determine the mandatory requirements to submit for Category I-III parts, the offeror must go to this website:

http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Aviation/Source%20Approval%20Handbook.pdf

When this SAR package is received it will be forwarded to the Technical branch to review whether addition is possible to the Item Description for this item.

Questions concerning SAR packages can be directed to:

Jennifer Wrenn
804-279-5114
Jennifer.wrenn@dla.mil
Defense Logistics Agency Aviation
Attn: DLA AVIATION-DU Competition Advocate
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond, VA 23297-5100
Fax: 804-279-6615