Radiatior engine coolant

SOURCES SOUGHT SPE7L423Q0142

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REQUIRED RESPONSE DATE:    3:00 pm EST on March 12, 2023

Contract Specialist: Mindy Messerly       Email: mindy.messerly@dla.mil

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DLA Land and Maritime is preparing to solicit the following one-time buy:

NSN

2930-01-677-5370

ITEM NAME

RADIATIOR ENGINE COOLANT

Approved Source(s)
Cage(s) & P/N(s)

ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (1FEH3) P/N 630-200-022

Unit of Issue

EA

Quantity

8

Qty w/ 100% Option

8

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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3/D.”

AMC 3.     Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the manufacturer.

AMSC D.  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 material for a competitive solicitation.

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DLA Land and Maritime does not possess technical data for this NSN. Sources interested in becoming an approved source for this NSN must submit the appropriate information as outlined in DLA Procurement Note L04 – Offers for Part Numbered Items, and DLA Procurement Note M06 – Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items.

A company wishing to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, must submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program.  A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).  The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring. 

For further information on Alternate Offers/SAR, please reference the following DLA Land and Maritime web page https://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/.  Detailed information on Alternate Offer and Source Approval Request, including technical data package submission can be found in the “Source Approval Request” information section, near the bottom of the Value Management Unit page. This section includes a detailed explanation of the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.

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Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved source(s) for this NSN are currently listed above.  All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above. 

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Mindy Messerly

DLA Contract Specialist

mindy.messerly@dla.mil