REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:  SPE4A6-14-R-1426, NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER: 6150-01-080-4080, CABLE ASSEMBLY.

THE ACQUISITION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) CONSISTING OF A BASE YEAR AND FOUR 1- YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND WILL BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS UTILZING OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 USC 2304(C)(1).  

 THE REQUIREMENT IS A SOURCE CONTROLLED ITEM  I/A/W DRAWING NUMBER 99207,  6031T27 REV K, DTD 03/07/2012, P/N 6031T27P02.  THE APPROVED SOURCES ARE  UNISON INDUSTRIES, CAGES 59501 and 83311 AND PAGE CHESTER, LTD DBA COOPERATIVE, PART NUMBER 66694 RESPECTIVELY.

 THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY IS 75 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS.  THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 19 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR ONLY.   THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 0 FOR OPTION PERIODS.   THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 19 EACH AND THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 75 EACH.   FOB ORIGIN WITH INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.   REQUIRED DELIVERY IS 131DARO.

 STOCK SHIPMENTS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL OF THE U.S.  THIS ITEM IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ITEM.   THE ITEM IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM AND HIGHER-LEVEL INSPECTION APPLY.

 This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at:  http://dla.procurexinc.com  to learn more about how to participate in an auction

 AN EXPORT CONTROL BIDSET EXISTS FOR THIS NSN. 

"Item cited requires data which is restricted to contractors certified by DoD to access unclassified data per DoD 5220.22M.  Certification is obtained by submitting DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, to the Defense Logistics Information Services."

 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STATISTICAL REPORTING (PPIRS-SR) APPLY AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS CITED IN THE SOLICITATION.

 A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MARCH 10, 2014 VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD (DIBBS) WEBSITE  AT  HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP.  FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT " REQUEST  FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FROM THE  MENU UNDER THE TAB " SOLICITATIONS." THEN CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS 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.  A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS.  THE CLOSING DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS  APRIL 24, 2014.