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 items listed below.

NSN # 1- 1560- 01-538-3462 – Northrop Grumman CAGE 76823- P/N 74A686451-1001

NSN # 2- 1680-01-540-9948- Northrop Grumman CAGE 76823 P/N 74A838118-2013

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

ANNOUNCEMENT. 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

supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 5:00 PM EST on Monday, May 24, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to the POC listed below:

Primary Point of Contact:

Name: Nicole Byrd

Title: Contract Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 804-998-3931

Contracting Office Address:

8000 Jefferson Davis Highway

Richmond, Virginia 23297-5000

United States

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for any of the items in the Sources Sought Workbook, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached SAR document. 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