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. DLA Land and Maritime anticipates issuing a solicitation in the near future for approximately 18 each of NSN 4810-15-068-5550 a Valve, Solenoid on Solicitation Number SPE7M214R0037. The approved manufacturer and part numbers are either Fincanteri Marine System North (0VP52) p/n 403884F91 or Isotto Fraschni Motori Sps (A0106) p/n 403884F91 . 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. Items are to be delivered to New Cumberland PA 17070. The solicitation is anticipated to require F.O B origin and inspection of the supplies and packaging at destination. The anti cipated packaging requirements are as follows: SHALL BE PACKAGED STANDARD COMMERCIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D 3951. Markings Paragraph When ASTM D3951, Commercial Packaging is specified, the following apply: •, All containers shall meet ASTM D4169, Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems. •, All Section D Packaging Clauses take precedence over ASTM D3951. •,,In addition to requirements in MIL-STD-129P, all Labeling and Marking shall have a Method of Preservation of Commercial Pack applied to the MIL-STD-129 identification labels on all shipping containers, including the unit and intermediate levels. The Method of Preservation (M) of Commercial Pack (CP) shall be applied to all labels and marking as "MCP." •,,For all shipments of packaged materiel to the Government, which includes either Depot (DLA-Direct) or DVD (Customer-Direct) shipments, both DoD linear and two-dimensional (2D) bar code markings are required in accordance with MIL-STD-129. See DLAD 52.211-9010 for exceptions to the Military Shipment Label (MSL) requirement. When the MSL is required, the Transportation Control Number (TCN) is not an exception and must always be present. TCN construction is detailed in DTR 4500.9-R (Appendix L). •,,The Unit of Issue (U/I) and Quantity per Unit Pack (QUP) as specified in the contract take precedence over ASTM D3951. •, Loose-fill cushioning and dunnage materials are prohibited in all shipments to DOD customers. •, Unitization in accordance with MIL-STD-147, Palletized Unit Loads, is required for all shipments to the DOD activities. All interested parties are invited to express your interest in this procurement by completing the attached Market Survey and returning to the buyer, Jana M Engels-Stinson, at
[email protected] on or before 4/3/14.