COUPLING HALF,QUICK

NSN 4730-005858437 is critical application item and will be solicited as a firm-fixed price RFP to obtain offer(s) for a single NSN contract for DLA Direct Delivery. No option will be included. FOB- ORIGIN INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN DELIVERY EST AT 300 DAYS ADO Subject is described as a Coupling Half, Quick disconnect. Aluminum alloy material, anodized finish, 400 PSI operating pressure, 4 bolt holes, square flanged fitting end. Class 3 threads apply to this NSN.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. The subject requirement is for acquisition of one NSN for the various end items. The solicitation will be available in DIBBS approx. on June 12, 2024 at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP/. Copies of the solicitation will not be available until 15 days after this notice is published in SAM.gov.

While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. THIS IS AN AIR FORCE DESIGNATED CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM (CSI).

THIS IS A RESTRICTED SOURCE ITEM AND REQUIRES ENGINEERING SOURCE APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNMENT DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY. .ADEQUATE DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE OFFERS IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PROCUREMENT AGENCY.THE OFFEROR MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE DATA PACKAGE INCLUDING DATA FOR THE APPROVED AND ALTERNATE PART FOR EVALUATION.

DUE TO CRITICALITY AND TIME REQUIRED FOR ESA EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE OFFERS, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE OFFERS FOR CURRENT AWARD, BUT THOSE MEETING EVALUATION CRITERIA WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE PROCUREMENTS IF APPROVED BY ESA AFTER SAR EVALUATION.

PROCUREMENT FROM THE APPROVED SOURCE: TRANSDIGM, INC. CAGE 81833 with P/N 6520-772034 OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION APPLIES. TECHNICAL DATA WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE SOLICITATION To be eligible for award, offerors and any sources of supply proposed for use are required to have an approved JCP certification and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access export-controlled data managed by DLA.

DLA will not delay award in order for an offeror or its supplier to apply for and receive approval by the DLA controlling authority to access the export-controlled data. EXPORT CONTROL OF TECHNICAL DATA LISTED BELOW WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS SOLICITATION:

FOR REFFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-130N(1) NOT 1 REVISION NR N DTD 08/26/2019 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 81205 10-20227 REVISION NR E DTD 04/21/1961 PART PIECE NUMBER: 10-20227-2 IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 81205 D10-20227 REVISION NR E DTD 04/05/1960 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE DRAWING NR 81205 10-20227 REVISION NR E DTD 03/09/2007 PART PIECE NUMBER: 10-20227-2 One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars.

All interested suppliers may submit an offer. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.

The Government may utilize on-line Reverse Auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the Reverse Auction and their prices may be publicly disclosed, including to other offerors, during the Reverse Auction. An offerr’s final auction price will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the Reverse Auction, in accordance with FAR15.307.