VALVE,CHECK

Contract Specialist: Karin Wilson  Email:  Karin.wilson@dla.mil

NSN :  4820-01-145-5907

Approved Source(s) –  

Meggitt North Hollywood CAGE 79318  P/N 458-50004-503

Bahr Machine Company   CAGE 75201  P/N 458-50004-503

NOTE:  THE CITED DRAWING IS A SOURCE CONTROLLED DRAWING AND AS OF THE DATE OF THIS SOLICITATION ONLY THE SOURCE(S) CITED ON THE DRAWING HAVE BEEN APPROVED.  EVEN THOUGH SOURCES AND APPROVED PART NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED, THE ITEMS

FURNISHED MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITED DRAWING.  OFFERORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN QUALIFYING THEIR PRODUCT FOR PURPOSE OF FUTURE ACQUISITION MUST CONTACT THE COGNIZANT DESIGN ACTIVITY SPECIFIED ON THE SOURCE CONTROLLED

DRAWING. ALSO, MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL APPROVED SOURCES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REFLECTED ON THE DRAWING AT THIS TIME.

IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 82918 458-50004

REVISION NR J   DTD 09/26/1986

PART PIECE NUMBER: 458-50004-503

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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “1B”

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

AMSC "B"   This part must be acquired from a manufacturing source(s) specified on a source control or selected item drawing as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100. Suitable technical data, Government data rights, or manufacturing knowledge are not available to permit acquisition from other sources, nor qualification testing of another part, nor use of a second source part in the intended application. Although, by DoD-STD-100 definition, altered and selected items shall have an adequate technical data package, data review discloses that required data or data rights are not in Government possession and cannot be economically obtained. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources exist, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.

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Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN 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 may submit an application package through the DLA Weapons Support 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 Weapons Support - Columbus is procuring. 

For further information, please reference the DLA Weapons Support 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.

https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Offers/Technical-Support/Value-Management/

Thank you in advance for your assistance.