TOE assembly, c-5 aircraft program

The solicitation issue date (POSTED TO DIBBS WEBSITE) is APRIL 12, 2012.
A Solicitation to be issued in anticipation of an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) Contract for a base period of one year and four one year options for an estimated annual demand quantity of 10 pieces. NSN 1560-01-006-1579 for a Toe Assembly,utilized on the C-5 Aircraft Program . This will be a total small busines seet aside Procurement, than full and open competition after exclusion of sources. This is a Critical Application Item; Configuration Control Applies; and Export Control Technical Data Packages is available at DLA-Aviation. Inspection IAW Origin and FOB Destination to Stock Location. A Government First Article Test is required on 2 units. Production delivery will be 224 days after FAT approval. Electronic Offers are not acceptable; Offerors must submit a completed solicitation package; A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP on the issue date cited in the RFP. RFP's are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will be available to requesters after issue date of the solicitation.

This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Ariba system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at: http://govauctions.supplier.ariba.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction.