NSN 1560-01-186-6513; Description: Pushrod Assembly; PR 0072006117; PR quantity 67 each; DLA direct buy; 100% Total Small Business Set Aside; This is a Critical Safety Item;  Configuration Control Applies;  Critical Application Item; Export Control Applies; Contractor First Article Testing is Required; 2 Sample is needed for testing;  Contractor PLT required; FOB Destination; Inspection/Acceptance Origin; Requested Delivery is 250 days; APPLICATION: E-2, C-2 Aircraft; Electronic Offers are not acceptable; Vendors must submit a completed solicitation package; A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/RFP on the issue date cited in the RFP.  RFP's are in portable document format (PDF).  To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat.  This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com.  A paper copy of this solicitation will be available to requesters. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The proposed contract is 100% set aside for small business concerns.  The solicitation issue date is April 18, 2018.