Sources Sought – NSN: 6650-00-704-3549, Periscope M17; 6650-01-320-5628, Periscope, Armored Vehicle, Project# CL22222001

This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS.  All of the following information is approximate and may be altered in the actual solicitation.   Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.

Please review the NSN/item below and provide us with any sources that are able to manufacture the item. Please also provide the POCs and location of the manufacturer (City and state OR Country as applicable). Please submit this information to Tyler Merkle at howard.merkle@dla.mil

Telephone: (614) 692-6577.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

DLA Land and Maritime anticipates issuing a solicitation in the near future for an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Deliver (IDIQ) with an anticipated three-year base and two, one-year option periods.  The current estimated annual demand quantity (ADQ) is listed below:

NSN: 6650-00-704-3549, Periscope M17 - 595 ADQ

NSN: 6650-01-320-5628, Periscope, Armored Vehicle - 492 ADQ

This item will be procured in accordance with the specifications listed below:

NSN 6650-00-704-3549

56161

GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS

10502011

19200

7043549

287BB

INTEGRAL INTERFACE SL

II6650-3MO4

C3329

GUS GLASS + SAFETY GMBH & CO. KG

10-017000.000.00

NSN 6650-01-320-5628

19207

12357848

Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source", they may 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.

Offerors should complete and submit their Alternate Offer (with SAR package) to the Contracting

Officer listed in the Solicitation.

For further information, please reference the DLA Land and Maritime web page at:

http://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Business/Selling/AlternateOffers.aspx

Click on the highlight Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for a detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.

Offers not cited as an approved source are required to obtain source approval prior to award. The contractor must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) PKG to DLA for evaluation. All required information must be provided.

Any available drawings can be accessed along with the solicitation once it is issued.

NO DATA IS AVAILABLE. THE ALTERNATE OFFEROR IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE DATA PACKAGE INCLUDING DATA FOR THE APPROVED AND ALTERNATE PART FOR EVALUATION.