OEM The Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter System, Sole Source Long Term Contract

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Class Code: 30
NAICS Code: 336413

Subject: OEM The Boeing Company CH-47 Chinook Helicopter System, Sole Source Long Term Contract

Solicitation Number: SPRRA1-23-R-0008

Set Aside Code: N/A
Response Date: 11/ 18/ 2022         3 days

No telephone requests will be accepted. Direct your requests and communication to David Pizitz, 
Contract Specialist, via email at david.pizitz@dla.mil.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. REQUEST FOR A SOLICITATION WILL NOT
RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) is in support of Market Research being 
conducted by the Defense Logistics Agency to identify potential manufacturing/supply sources, and 
if future efforts can be competitive or Set Aside for Small Business. The proposed North American 
Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Codes, which has a corresponding Size Standard of employees 
is identified in Attachment 1 and titled “SPRRA1-23-R- 0008 List of NSNs”. This SSS is to notify 
companies that the Defense Logistics Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is seeking qualified 
sources for the Sole Source acquisition of multiple NSNs in support of the CH-47 Chinook Weapon 
system. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot 
be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other 
adequate, economical description of the materials for a competitive solicitation. As a result, this 
acquisition is currently being procured under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only 
One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The 
Government is interested in all businesses to include 8(a), small business and small disadvantaged 
business, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned, Hubzone, and Women-Owned small business concerns. All 
contractors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be registered as a potential 
source. Firms that process the ability and can produce the required item(s) described above are 
encouraged to identify themselves.

Contractors are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by 
accessing the website: https://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casl_cmo_home and looking under 
Standardized Aviation and Missile Source Approval Request (SAMSAR). The contractor shall be capable 
of successfully performing and complying with any and all special requirements in accordance with 
the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation annotated above, at the unit prices 
established at time of a contract award. The contractor will be responsible for recurring and 
nonrecurring engineering services associated with becoming a qualified source. The contractor will 
also be responsible for all aspects of the manufacturing/production process, including but not 
limited to: supply chain management, logistics, forecasting of parts, long-lead parts procurement, 
material forecasting, obsolescence issues and final delivery of assets as well as any and all 
additional costs incurred resulting from contract performance.

DISCLAIMER: THIS SSS IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES. IT DOES NOT 
CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION (REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION) OR A PROMISE TO ISSUE A 
SOLICITATION IN THE FUTURE 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.

Note: The specific requirements for this effort is outlined in detail with in Attachment 1 and 
titled “SPRRA1-23-R-0008 List of NSNs”.

MONTGOMERY.P HANICIA.K.10926 35372

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