AMC: 2 - Suitable for competitive acquisition for the first time.
AMSC: C - 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 knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing 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. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
Approved Source(s):

THE BOEING COMPANY DBA BOEING (81205) P/N 65C18552-515

PRECISION METALS CORP. DBA (05RU8) P/N 65C18552-515

SIGMA MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (0CXJ6) P/N 65C18552-515

BETA ENGINEERING, INC. (33436) P/N 65C18552-515

Drawing Number: N/A

Please review the NSN(s) listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The only approved source(s) for this NSN is currently listed above. Please do not submit any information directly to the Contract Specialist, identified on this posting; use the following links.

This information must be provided by the response date of this synopsis.

Should a company wish to get in touch with the Replenishment Parts Purchase or Borrow (RPPOB) team; where potential suppliers can buy or borrow parts from DLA in order to reverse engineer them so that they can submit a SAR package; the following link is provided.
http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/offices/valuemanagement

Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source", they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contactor 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 Land and Maritime is procuring.

For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/altofferor/

Thank you in advance for your assistance.