Sling Rescue Helicopter

DLA Aviation - Richmond, Virginia, is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for NSN 1670-01-226-5300, Sling, Rescue Helicopter. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the acquisition strategy of this procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 314999.

DLA Aviation intends to award a sole source long-term contract with one, three-year base period and two, one-year option periods to Lifesavings Systems.
Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than April 26, 2019.

This is a Sources Sought to determine the availability and technical capability of small businesses (including the following subsets, HUBZone Small Business concerns; Certified 8(a) Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Woman-Owned Small Business concerns) to provide the required products and/or services.

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.

Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Special Requirements:

ISO 9001:2008 Higher level quality inspection system or equivalent

Configuration Control

Government First Article testing

Government Production Lot Sample testing

Navy Critical Safety Item (CSI)

Critical application item

Submission Instructions: Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by April 26, 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Sakena.Thornton@dla.mil.

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Sakena.Thornton@dla.mil.

Technical Orders and Qualification Requirements are not available.

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