This notice is NOT a request for quotes or proposals (RFQ/RFP). The government is considering a long-term contract (LTC) with a potential period of performance of five (5) years, 8 NSNs - including any option periods. Sources Sought - 8 NSNs. Responses to this Sources Sought should address the company's capacity to support a five-year long-term contract. Offerors should demonstrate experience in contracts of similar size, scope and value and must be able to support a 5-year long-term contract. The following NSNs are requested. CLIN NSN NOMENCLATURE 0001 1720-00-193-8853 COVER,TENSIONER CYLINDER ASSY 0002 3040-01-271-9547 CONNECTING LINK,RIGID 0003 2530-01-411-7897 ANCHOR,TORSION BAR 0004 2540-01-434-8595 TOWBAR,MOTOR VEHICLE 0005 3020-01-447-8108 ADAPTER,CHAIN 0006 3020-01-461-7719 GEARSHIFT ASSEMBLY 0007 1015-01-599-2325 ROD AND FOLLOWER ASSY,BREECHBLOCK 0008 1025-01-699-5422 HOWITZER CONTROL LEVER Estimated Annual Demand Quantity (ADQ) is stated as follows: CLIN NSN Estimated ADQ 0001 1720-00-193-8853 - 17EA 0002 3040-01-271-9547 - 91EA 0003 2530-01-411-7897 - 253EA 0004 2540-01-434-8595 - 513EA 0005 3020-01-447-8108 - 15EA 0006 3020-01-461-7719 - 6EA 0007 1015-01-599-2325 - 99EA 0008 1025-01-699-5422 - 53EA All 8 NSNs have an Acquisition Method Code (AMC) / Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMSC) of “1/G”. AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time. AMSC G. The Government has rights to the technical data, the data package is complete, and there are no technical data, engineering, tooling or manufacturing restrictions. All 8 NSNs are export-controlled items subject to export control regulations under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Interested vendors must possess an active and current Enhanced Joint Certification Program (eJCP) certification to be eligible for the award. Please also note: CLIN 0001 - NIIN: 001938853 - 82N ALRE Item. Critical Application Item (CAI) CLIN 0004 - NIIN: 014348595 - CAI, COC, SPI CLIN 0006 - NIIN: 014617719 - GPLT applies CLIN 0007 - NIIN: 015992325 - Critical Gun Part, Defense Article, CFAT applies, PVT, DDTC CLIN 0008 - NIIN: 016995422 - Critical Gun Part, CFAT applies, PVT, QPL/QML, CAI ALRE - Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment CAI - Critical Application Item COC - Certificate of Conformance SPI - Special Packaging Instruction GPLT - Government Production Lot Test CFAT - Contractor First Article Test PVT - Production Verification Testing QPL/QML - Qualified Products List/Qualified Manufacturers List - For CLIN 0009, potential sources must be on the Qualified Products List (QPL) or Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) to be considered. CLIN 0007 and 0008 are classified as a Critical Gun Part. Potential sources must demonstrate robust quality control systems, complete material traceability, and compliance with all applicable firearms regulations. Please provide details of your experience in manufacturing similar critical gun parts. --- Technical data, including Drawings, are posted in DIBBS https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ in the DLA Collaboration Folders (cFolders) section: https://pcf1x/bsm.dla.mil/cfolders/. - -- Please review the NSN(s) listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture this item. The approved sources for these items are listed above. All information may be submitted directly to Kozo Okamura at
[email protected]. This information must be provided by the response date of this notice. 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. For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process. http://www.dla.mil/LandandMaritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/. Thank you in advance for your assistance. This notice is NOT a request for quotes or proposals (RFQ/RFP).