Radiatior engine coolant

SOURCES SOUGHT SPE7L423Q0206

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REQUIRED RESPONSE DATE:    3:00 pm EST on July 10, 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

2930-01-574-7689

ITEM NAME

RADIATIOR ENGINE COOLANT

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

HDT EXPEDITIONARY SYSTEMS, INC. 92878 P/N 182K0658-1

Unit of Issue

EA

Quantity

45

Qty w/ 100% Option

45

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

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

AMSC C.  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 activity's 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.

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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