PROJECT CM25265004

CLIN 0001: 4710-01-229-7700 TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL

Approved Source(s) –     EATON AEROQUIP LLC (00624) P/N: AE8533OU
RC FLUID ENGINEERING, INC (057Y9) P/N: 180002-00

CLIN 0002: 4730-01-493-8729     ELBOW, TUBE

Approved Source(s) –     EATON AEROQUIP LLC (00624) P/N: AE73294U
RC FLUID ENGINEERING, INC (057Y9) P/N: 180007-00

The AMC/AMSC for CLIN 0001 is: 1 / C

 AMC 1.  Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time
AMSC C.  This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
The AMC/AMSC for CLIN 0002 is: 1 / P

 AMC 1.  Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.

AMSC P.  The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional source(s) are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer this part. This code is used in situations where the Government has the data but does not own the rights to the data. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

Primary Point of Contact:
Mindy M Cook,
Contract Specialist

Please review these NSNs listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for these NSNs are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.

Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they must 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 completely manufacture the item 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 and Maritime webpage shown below 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/
See DIBBS DLAD PROC NOTE L04 Offers for Part Numbered Items and M06 Evaluation of Offers for Part Numbered Items.
This SOURCES SOUGHT notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is strictly for market research. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to be obtain information regarding the capability and availability of qualified businesses that are capable of executing this potential contract. The Government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.

Sources interested in providing an offer on the solicitation, should complete the attached market survey and return the completed copy to Mindy Cook via email at mindy.cook@dla.mil.