National Stock Number (NSN):1670 007140306; PR: 00 82686716– SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE:

16 APR 2020: CLOSING DATE: 15 MAY 2020

This solicitation will result in a Definite Quantity Contract / Firm Fixed Price for the quantity of 136. Approved source(s):  NA

This procurement is Unrestricted, using Full and Open Competition. Delivery for this procurement is DLA Direct. Inspection/Acceptance at Origin, FOB at Destination.  Production delivery is 665 DAFAA. This is an Air Force Critical Safety, Critical Application, and Flight Safety item.

THIS IS A LIFE SUPPORT ITEM. SURPLUS MATERIAL WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. ONLY PROPOSALS FROM THE APPROVED SOURCES OF SUPPLY OR AUTHORIZED DEALERS ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR LIFE SUPPORT ITEMS. THE DEALER MUST PROVIDE TRACEABILITY TO THE MANUFACTURER (COPY OF THE LETTER FROM THE APPROVED SOURCE OF SUPPLY APPROVING THEM TO ACT AS A DEALER/DISTRIBUTOR) WITH THEIR QUOTE. QUOTES FROM SECONDARY DEALERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Government First Article Preproduction approval required. Testing will be in accordance with applicable drawings, specifications and/or Engineering instructions. The first article offered shall be manufactured at the facilities in which production quantities are procured and produced under this contract. When submitting the first article(s) for government testing, a copy of the contract and all applicable drawings, specifications, engineering instructions, certifications, and inspection sheets shall be provided.

Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) applies. Price, Past Performance and Delivery may be equally weighted. The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. This request is for a written proposal. See page 2 of the solicitation for methods of proposal submittal.

The solicitation issue date is 16 Apr 2020 closing 15 May 2020. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS Website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. From the DIBBS Homepage, select Request for Proposal (RFP) / Invitation for Bid (IFB) from the menu under the tab Solicitations. Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com.