Owego Price Pending Items SOURCES SOUGHT FOR Lockheed Martin SOLE SOURCE ITEMS. DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. A sources sought is a means of conducting market research to seek possible sources for a project, and to determine if a set-aside of a type is appropriate. The sources sought process is not restricted to small businesses. In many cases, large businesses should also respond with capability statements, as this will provide a clearer understanding of the current market. Based on the information received in response to this notice, the Government may change the initial acquisition strategy. This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not quotes, offers or proposals. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract because of this announcement. Funds are not available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing, or legitimately obtaining the items listed and included as Attachment 1 to this announcement. DLA intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Items are sole source to Lockheed Martin Corporation, and this is the only known source of supply. If items are determined to not be sole source to Lockheed Martin, they shall be removed from the effort. The Government intends to add NSNs on to a long-term contract (LTC), which is a price pending contract that is part of a subsumable under Captains of Industry (COI) contract – SPE4AX-22-D-9000. Interested and responsible sources who consider themselves qualified to manufacture, or legitimately obtain the items listed under Attachment 1, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought by August 5, 2025. Responses must include the name and address of the company, CAGE code, business size status, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. Responses should also include a capability statement demonstrating the company’s ability to meet this requirement and include documentation demonstrating adequate financial resources, satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, experience, accounting and operational controls, technical skills, management resources and facilities, or the ability to obtain them. Submit responses to
[email protected] by 5:30 PM (EDT). Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. Feedback or evaluations will not be provided to sources regarding their submission. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for any of these items, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the JACG SAM HB document. 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 required item. 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. To submit your SAR please send an email to:
[email protected], and cc
[email protected], with subject line "request a SAR drop off". Include CAGE code, the NSN and the email address where you want to receive the DoDSafe link. After we receive your email request, a DoDSafe drop off will be returned, where you can upload your SAR file and return.