This is not a solicitation/request for proposal. The solicitation/request for proposal will be forth coming. When issued the Solicitation/Request for Proposal can be found on the DSCC Bid website at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/

The subject requirement is for the acquisition of the NSN listed below. This will be solicited as an Indefinite Quantity Long Term Contract  for a three-year base period and two one-year options. The total duration shall not exceed five (5) year. The solicitation will be Unrestricted.

Solicitation will be issued using FAR Part 15 procedures  and does not require Certified Cost and Pricing Data.

NSNs are part of the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program and will be solicited as FOB Origin and military packaging. Various Incremental quantities will be solicited. While price is 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.

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

All offers shall be in the English language and in US 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.

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 SOURCE & Part Number:

NSN 2530-01-363-4345  Rod, Aligning, Vehicular

ZF Gainesville, LLC (6FL99)  P/N 0001-0507 

Specifications, plans or drawings are not available.

The response date referenced above is estimated.  Solicitation Issue date is on or about 3/22/2023,with the Response date on or around 4/21/23. Note: Copies of this solicitation will only be available via the World Wide Web. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.

This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. Due to system constraints, it may take as long as three business days from the stated issue date for the solicitation to post to DIBBS.