SWITCH,RF,SP3T,AIRC

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 13 each of NSN 5999-01-529-7115 a SWITCH,RF,SP3T,AIRC on Solicitation Number SPE7M214R0027. Items will be procured I/A/W SENSOR AND ANTENNA SYSTEMS, 93346 P/N 1453100-3 . The anticipated destination is Tracy CA 95376-5000 . The anti cipated packaging requirements are as follows: SHALL BE PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HAZARDOUSMATERIALS PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS. PACKAGING: PACKAGING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, I.E.,TITLE 49 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TECHNICAL INSTUCTIONS (EXCLUDING PARAGRAPH 1.4OF CHAPTERS 1 AND 3), AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS CODE (IMDG). BOTH ICAO AND IMDG COMPLY WITH UNITED NATIONS (UN) RECOMMENDATIONS ON TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS. WHEN A);CONTRACT/ORDER FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REQUIRES SHIPMENT THROUGH A MILITARY AERIAL PORT FOR TRANSPORT VIA MILITARY AIRCRAFT, PACKAGING SHALL COMPLY WITH DLAI 4145.3, PREPARING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FOR MILITARY AIR SHIPMENT. LABELING AND MARKING: ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CONTAINERS SHALL BE LABELED AND MARKED AS SPECIFIED IN THE REFERENCED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION, AND/OR AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION D OF THE CONTRACT OR ORDER. IN ADDITION, ALL LABELING AND MARKING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF MIL-STD-129, 49 CFR, 29 CFR, AND, AS APPLICABLE, ICAO TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS, IMDG ANNEX 1, AND/OR DLAI 4145.3. CERTIFICATION: ALL PACKAGING PERFORMANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY CERTIFICATES AND REPORTS ATTESTING TO DATE OF TESTING AND DATA RESULTS OBTAINED FROM TESTING. THE CONTRACTOR'S SIGNED CERTIFICATION THAT PACKAGE CONFIGURATION MEETS 49 CFR, AND, AS APPLICABLE, ICAO, IMDG AND/OR DLAI 4145.3 REQUIREMENTS, SHALL BE INCLUDED ON THE DD FORM 250 (MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT), OR ANY SUITABLE ALTERNATE COMMERCIAL PACKING LIST. ALL CERTIFICATES/REPORTS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY AUTHORIZED U. S. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 3 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SHIPMENT. IF THE MATERIAL IS NOT CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FED-STD-313, THE MATERIAL SHALL BE COMMERCIALLY PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH "ASTM D3951." Markings ParagraphWhen 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. The solicitation is anticipated to require inspection of the supplies and packaging at destination. 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 2/19/14.