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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime is seeking market information for the procurement of an exhaust muffler designated by NSN 2990-20-005-9022, with a base quantity of 100 units and an option to increase to 200 units. The item is classified under NAICS code 333618 and is being acquired as a commercial item under FAR Part 12, with procurement conducted under non-competitive conditions due to the AMC/AMSC code "3D." This designation indicates that the part is only available from a single approved source—Technology Fabricators, Inc., with part number E068-A000-BX—as reverse engineering is not economically feasible, no adequate specifications can be drafted, and no alternative supplier can currently meet the required performance standards. The contracting officer has determined that full and open competition is not practicable, and the government relies solely on this manufacturer for form, fit, and function compliance. Packaging must adhere to ASTM D3951 standards, and RFID compliance for shipment tracking is required; no MIL-STDs are specified. Offers must be submitted as a completed Market Survey Questionnaire by May 8, 2026, to Zachary Rodriguez at Zachary.rodriguez@dla.mil, with responses expected to include certification of commercial item status, CAGE code, UEI registration, price lists, and confirmation of RFID and packaging compliance. The payment address is DLA Weapons Support Columbus, P.O. Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, and delivery is expected to occur F.O.B. Origin. Companies wishing to qualify as alternate sources may apply through DLA’s Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program, which requires extensive technical documentation proving their product matches or exceeds OEM specifications. No contract type, pricing, or evaluation factors are finalized as this is a market survey, not a solicitation; however, any resulting contract would likely be firm fixed price with a 100% quantity option. The contracting officer is the sole point of contact, and no COR or COTR has been designated.
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Contract Specialist: Zachary Rodriguez Email: Zachary.rodriguez@dla.mil
NSN : 2990-20-005-9022
Approved Source(s) –
TECHNOLOGY FABRICATORS, INC. (6QBF7); P/N E068-A000-BX
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3 D”
AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual mfgr or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual mfgr. "
AMSC "D" The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. TECHNOLOGY FABRICATORS, INC. is the only company at this time that can provide these parts since it is not economically feasible for the government to reverse engineer the items at this time. Based on all available information provided to the Contracting Officer, no other source can provide this item.
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Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all 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 Land and Maritime is procuring.
For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/altofferor/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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