25--VEHICULAR BRAKE, STEERING, AXLE, WHEEL, AND TRACK COMPONENTS

ITEM: STEERING GEAR. NSN: 2530-01-423-1796. P/N: (19207) 12460232. QTY: 11,250 EA (5 YEAR MAX). OPTION: NONE. FOB: ORIGIN. THE OFFER DUE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 19 FEB 2013 (SEE SOLICITATION FOR ACTUAL OFFER DUE DATE). SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL/OPPORTUNITY.HTM. FOR A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION/DRAWINGS OR EMAIL contact@example.gov. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. THIS BUY WILL RESULT IN A 5 YEAR INDEFINITE QUANTITY TYPE CONTRACT. BIDDERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE, ALL BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A USE AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT (NDA) BINDING EACH BIDDER TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT AND VENDORS WILL ALSO NEED TO HAVE ACCESS TO FEDBIZOPPS (WWW.FBO.GOV). A COPY OF THE NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT MAY BE FOUND AT HTTP://CONTRACTING.ARMY.MIL/ACYINFO/CONTRACTORFORMS.HTM, OR AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE SOLICITATION WHEN THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED ON THE WEB. AN OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO LEGALLY BIND THE COMPANY MUST SIGN THE NDA. UPON RECEIPT OF THE SIGNED NDA, THE TECHNICAL DATA WILL BE RELEASED IN FBO. YOUR FIRM MUST REQUEST ACCESS TO THE TDP IN FBO IN ADDITION TO SUBMITTING THE NDA IN ORDER TO RE3CEIVE THE TDP. ONCE THESE REQUIREMENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEEN COMPLETED, YOU WILL BE GRANTED ACCESS TO THE TDP. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FEDBIZOPPS, RECOMMEND YOU REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE SOLICITATION WILL CONTAIN DLAD PROVISION 52.215-9023, REVERSE AUCTION, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE USE OF A REVERSE AUCTION AS A PRICING TECHNIQUE. AFTER THE SOLICITATION CLOSES, THE CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL DETERMINE IF A REVERSE AUCTION WILL BE HELD. IF A REVERSE AUCTION IS HELD, CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE REVERSE AUCTION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUCTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE PARTICIPATING IN THE AUCTION MUST HAVE TAKEN THE ON-LINE REVERSE AUCTION TRAINING PRIOR TO THE AUCTION. REGISTRATION, ON-LINE TRAINING, AND OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVERSE AUCTION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://DLA.PROCUREXINC.COM. ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE REVERSE AUCTION SYSTEM OR PROCESS CAN BE DIRECTED TO contact@example.gov.