Wsdc 17N, aircraft, hawkeye E-2C: NSN 6615-00-964-6413, controller, engaging

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation- Richmond is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtain) the item listed below.

NSN 6615-00-964-6413 CONTROLLER, ENGAGING.

Approved Source: FIRSTMARK AEROSPACE CORPORATION CAGE 3BMV1
Part Number: 1781327-4

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO IDENTIFY VIABLE SOURCES I/A/W/ DFARS REGULATIONS 225.7009 and 225-7016.

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.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, AND MULTIPLE
AWARDS MAY BE MADE.

The Government does not own, have access to, or have the authority to disseminate the associated technical data. However, the Activity's current procurement item description information can be provided as needed. Also, please keep in mind that the applicable conditions/documentation requirements governing source approval for part numbered, configuration control, and source control items apply.

Please review the NSN and provide the location of the manufacturer (City and State OR country if applicable) and POCs for each manufacturer identified, in your response.

Potential sources shall be capable of furnishing all labor, materials, facilities and equipment required to accomplish the new manufacture of the item(s). Generally, this entails the procurement/manufacture of component parts, inspection, testing, preservation/packaging, and shipping. Additionally, potential sources may be responsible for supply chain management, logistics planning, forecasting production requirements, long-lead time parts procurement, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortage issues, and shipping serviceable assets.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed item are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard on December 1, 2015. All of this information can be submitted via email to Candy.Mott-Harris@dla.mil .

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

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 334511.

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all of the 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 Aviation is procuring.

If there is an open solicitation for this NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the open solicitation.

If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:

SAR Program
DLA Aviation
Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond, VA 23297-5100

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME.