HEAD, COLLET.

  USED ON MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MODEL F-18 AIRCRAFT.

AIRCRAFT LAUNCH AND RECOVERY EQUIPMENT (ALRE)

.

CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM.

.

ALL REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OR DEVIATIONS

CLASSIFIED AS CRITICAL, MAJOR, OR MINOR MUST BE

FORWARDED TO THE DSC CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR

REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

.

ALL ITEMS OF SUPPLY SHALL BE MARKED IAW

MIL-STD-129.  IN ADDITION, EACH UNIT PACK WILL

BE MARKED WITH LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER (IF

AVAILABLE),

CONTRACTOR'S CAGE CODE, ACTUAL MANUFACTURER'S

CAGE CODE AND PART NUMBER.

  **************************************************

  PRE-AWARD AND POST AWARD SURVEY APPLIES

  **************************************************

DRAWING PACKAGE CITED IS SUBJECT TO

EXPORT-CONTROL

REGULATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION IS LIMITED TO THOSE

CONTRACTORS QUALIFIED THROUGH JCP CERTIFICATION.

TO APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION, COMPLETE DD FORM

2345, "MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA

AGREEMENT." FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE WORLD

WIDE WEB ADDRESS HTTP://WWW.DLIS.DLA.MIL/JCP

OR BY WRITING TO:

UNITED STATES/CANADA JOINT CERTIFICATION OFFICE

DEFENSE LOGISITICS INFORMATION SERVICE

FEDERAL CENTER

74 WASHINGTON AVE,NORTH

BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017-3084.

CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED ONLY TO THOSE

CONTRACTORS WITH JCP CERTIFICATION ISSUED

PRIOR TO AN AWARD.

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CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS ARE NOT TO BE

USED NOR INCORPORATED IN ANY ITEMS TO BE

DELIVERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT.THIS PROHIBITION

SUPERSEDES ALL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BUT

DOES NOT ALLEVIATE ANY PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS.

SUBSTITUTE CHEMICALS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR

APPROVAL UNLESS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE

SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

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IF AQLS ARE LISTED IN THE SPECIFICATION(S)

OR DRAWING(S) THEY MAY BE USED TO ESTABLISH THE

AUTHORIZED SAMPLE SIZE,HOWEVER,THE ACCEPTANCE

NUMBER FOR THIS CONTRACT IS ZERO;I.E.,THIS

CONTRACT REQUIRES A SAMPLING PLAN THAT ACCEPTS

ON ZERO DEFECTS AND REJECTS ON ONE OR MORE

DEFECT(S).

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DLAD CLAUSE 52.246-9004,PRODUCT VERIFICATION

TESTING,IS HEREBY INCORPORATED,AND MAY BE

INVOKED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROCUREMENT

ACTIVITY.

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THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR

STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 9002 OR A "TAILORED"

PROGRAM MEETING THE FOLLOWING ISO 9002

PARAGRAPHS APPLIES:

4.5, DOCUMENT CONTROL: LIMITED TO INSPECTION

AND TESTING AS WELL AS APPLICABLE DRAWINGS,

SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED BY

CONTRACT

4.6, PURCHASING: 4.6.1 AND LIMITED TO 4.6.2 A)

AND 4.6.4.2, ALL OTHER PARTS OF PARAGRAPH

ARE HEREBY DELETED

4.7, CUSTOMER-SUPPLIED PRODUCT:

4.8, PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION & TRACEABILITY:

4.10, INSPECTION & TESTING:

4.11, INSPECTION, MEASURING & TEST EQUIPMENT:

4.12, INSPECTION AND TEST STATUS:

4.13, CONTROL OF NONCONFORMING PRODUCT:

4.14, CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION:

PARAGRAPH 4.14.3 APPLY TO PRODUCT ONLY

4.16, QUALITY RECORDS:

FAR CLAUSE 52.246-11 APPLIES

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REMINDER: THIS IS A CRITICAL ITEM AND ALL

MAJOR AND MINOR WAIVER/DEVIATION REQUESTS MUST

BE FORWARDED TO THE DSCC CONTRACTING OFFICER WHO

WILL COORDINATE THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL THROUGH

THE RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERING SERVICE ACTIVITY.

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PCO MANDATORY INSPECTION. DURING PRODUCTION,

MANDATORY INSPECTION IS REQUIRED TO BE

ACCOMPLISHED AND DOCUMENTED BY THE CONTRACTOR AS

FOLLOWS:

.

CRITICAL AND MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS AS IDENTIFIED

IN CLASSIFICATION OF CHARACTERISTICS BLOCK ON

DRAWING(S), TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, SECOND

TIER DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THE ACQUISITION

ITEM DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFIED IN THE

PROCUREMENT DOCUMENT, AND CHARACTERISTICS

DEFINED AS:

(A) MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONS

(B) DESTRUCTIVE AND / OR NONDESTRUCTIVE

TEST RESULTS (WHEN APPLICABLE)

(C) ATTRIBUTES FOR PLATING HARDNESS

.

IMPORTANT MINOR CHARACTERISTICS SHALL BE

DEFINED BY THE CONTRACTOR SUBJECT TO QAR

CONCURRENCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE DEFINED ON

APPLICABLE DRAWING(S), SPECIFICATIONS

AND CHARRACTERISTICS DEFINED AS:

(A) DIAMETRICAL AND LINEAR DIMENSIONS

HAVING A TOLERANCE OF +/- 0.005 INCH OR

LESS

(B) GEOMETRIC FEATURE CONTROLS HAVING A TOTAL

TOLERANCE OF 0.003 INCH OR LESS

(C) SURFACE FINISHES HAVING A 16 VALUE OR LESS

(D) CLASS THREE THREADS

(E) ANGULAR TOLERANCES WITH A TOTAL RANGE LESS

THAN 1 DEGREE

.

LEVEL OF INSPECTION: ANSI / ASQC Z1.4 FOR SINGLE

SAMPLING USING A GENERAL INSPECTION LEVEL O II

(A) CRITICAL AND MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS: 100%

INSPECTION APPLIES

(B) IMPORTANT MINOR CHARACTERISTICS: AQL OF 1.5

.

CERTIFICATION / DATA REPORTS: THE CONTRACTOR IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING A CERTIFICATE OF

QUALITY COMPLIANCE (COQC) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE

DD FORM 1423 CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST

(CDRL). THE COQC CONTENT WILL INCLUDE AS A

MINIMUM THE DATA DESCRIBED IN DLAR CLAUSE

52.246-9000, IN ADDITION TO ALL PCO MANDATORY

INSPECTION RESULTS. THIS COQC REQUIREMENT

APPLIES TO EACH UNIT OF CONTRACT QUANTITY.

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"CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY"

CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC   (97415)   P/N  7-0507-1

I/A/W   DRAWING NR 16236 CN-01-124-6748

REFNO

AMEND NR B     DTD 09/01/09

TYPE NUMBER

NSN: 1720-01-124-6748

                Quantity (including option quantity):  66  including 100 percent option.

Unit of Issue: EA

Destination Information:  Inspection and Acceptance will be at origin, FOB will be at destination.

Delivery Schedule:  286 days

All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered.

All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.

The solicitation will be available in FedBizOpps on its issue date of   4/25/11.

Specifications, plans or drawings are not available.

Proposed procurement contains a  100   % option for increased quantities.

This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive technical data;  therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).  Approved sources are:  GE Aviation Systems LLC (97415) P/N  7-0507-1.

While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.