Panel assembly, lowe

NSN 7R-1680-014744616-V2, REF NR 901-011-439-125, QTY 39 EA, DELIVERY FOB

ORIGIN. 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 activitys 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. The subject item

requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is

flight critical and/or the technical data available has notbeen determined

adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.Only the source(s)

previously approved by the Government for this item havebeen solicited. The time

required for approval of a new source is normallysuch that an award cannot be

delayed pending approval of a new source. If youare not an approved source you

must submit, together with your proposal, theinformation detailed in one of the

NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS)Source Apporval Information Brochures

listed below. Spares: www.neco.navy.mil/sar.aspx Repairs:

www.neco.navy.mil/ssar.aspx These brochures identify the technical data required

to be submitted based on your companies experience in production of the same or

similar item, or ifthis is an item you have never made. If your request for

source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS 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 requiredby the Source

Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation.

Please note, if evaluation of a source approval requestsubmitted hereunder

cannot be processed in time and/or approval requirementsprelude the ability to

obtain subject items in time to meet Governmentrequirements, award of the

subject requirement may continue based on Fleetsupport needs. The NAVSUP WSS

Commercial Item Identification Brochure is nowavailable at:

'https://www.neco.navy.mil/cib.aspx'. -SEE NOTES 9, 22, 26