NSN 1670-01-502-9043 DROGUE, PARACHUTE STATIC LINE

Contract Specialist:

John Tubbs Email: john.tubbs@dla.mil NSN: 1670-01-502-9043 Approved Source(s) – BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS L.P. 54786 P/N 3516AS6400-1

The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3C” AMC "3" Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is not the actual manufacturer. AMSC "C" This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain 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.

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 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 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 Land and Maritime is procuring.

For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime 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/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers Thank you in advance for your assistance.