N00383-26-R-NA85

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/repair knowledge by the

qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved

source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights,manufacturing/repair

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.

The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award,

as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not

been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.

Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have

been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally

such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you

are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the

information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS)

Source Approval Information Brochures listed below.

Spares:

https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Sup

port/Business-Opps/

Repair: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP

-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/

technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in

production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never

made.

If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS

submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request

for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required

by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data

required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award

under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval

request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval

requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet

Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based

on Fleet support needs. The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification

Brochure is now available at:

"https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Bu

siness-Opps/"

Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specificationsand

Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases(QPDs),

Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoDSingle Stock

Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service(DAPS) in

Philadelphia, PA.

NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT

stocked at DODSSP.

Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at:

http://quicksearch.dla.mil/.

Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download available

documents directly using standard browser software.

Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can

be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after

obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures.

Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSISTHelp

Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179 (DSN: 442-2667), or mail their request to

DLADocument Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA

19111-5094.

Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the

manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in

accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office

where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification

requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation.

One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to:

Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7036 Buy American Act--Free

Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program, is included in thesolicitation.

The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade

Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements, is included in the

solicitation.