The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation- Richmond is issuing this Sources Sought

Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other

companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtain) the item

listed below.

NSN: 5342-00-762-6434 THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFOMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND

SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY

FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A

CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS Source Approval Request (SAR) Sources Sought -

Federal Business Opportunities:  NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION

OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO

THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLTY VOLUNTARY.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or

legitimately obtain) the above listed items are invited to submit a response

to this Sources Sought Notice by  December 1, 2017.

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source"

for this  item, submit an application package through the Source Approval

Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all of the 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 Aviation is procuring.

If there is an open solicitation for a NSN which you want to submit a SAR,

please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation.

If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN with no open solicitation, please send

it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:

SAR Program

DLA Aviation

Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)

8000 Jefferson Davis Highway

Richmond, VA 23297-5100