A solicitation will be issued for End Item: E-2C Aircraft, NSN: 1680-00-314-0134 Screwshaft Assembly, IQC1000015817. OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT: 48 MONTHS. DELIVERY SCHEDULE 192 DAYS AFAA. DURATION OF CONTRACT ORDERING PERIOD: 12 MONTHS. Contractor First Article Testing (FAT) is required. The required delivery is 180 days ARO for FAT report and 192 days after FAT approval for production units. Configuration Control item. Critical Application item. NAICS is 336413. This is an unrestricted procurement, no small business set-aside. Other than full and open competition, potential sources: Linear Motion LLC (cage 0A335) and Thomas Instrument (cage 5H860). FOB Destination, Inspection/Acceptance: Origin. This is a request for proposal for an Indefinite Quantity Contract. Estimated Annual Quantities for the base and four one-year option periods will be 144 each. Surge requirements do not apply.

This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.

The proposed contract action is for supplies 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.

Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. Export Control drawing applies. Request for a written proposal, please submit offers to fax # (804) 279-4165. OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. A copy of the solicitation will be made available via DLA Internet Bid Board System at https://dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ issue date cited in the RFP. From the DIBBS Homepage, select Search RFPs. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (pdf). To download and view these documents you will need the lasted version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors. The solicitation issue date is on or about November 18, 2013 with a closing date on or about December 18, 2013. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) apply. 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 final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. Email address: [email protected]

Point of Contact

Adrian Trimiew, Acquisition Specialist, Phone (804) 279-4103, Fax (804) 279-4439, Email [email protected]

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