4710-01-138-8184; TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL

NSN: 4710-01-138-8184 TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL is being purchased in accordance with Navy (80020) drawing 518309-14 and all related data. This requirement is an Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Critical Application Item. Contractor First Article Testing (FAT) is required in accordance with Request for Engineering Information 10-12038. CLIN 9907 includes FAT sample requiring 90 days to submit the test report for review and a 60 day government review. The required delivery is based upon the contractor FAT requirements, 150 days and PLT of record, 300 days, totaling 450 days. There are no waived FAT sources. The required quantity is 805 each with a quantity of 803 to be shipped to (W25G1U) New Cumberland, PA. 17070-5002 and quantity 2 to be shipped to (W62G2T) Tracy, CA. 95304-5000. Quantity price breaks from 201-400, 401-600, 601-800 and 801-1000 will be included in the solicitation. FOB is destination and Inspection and Acceptance at origin is mandatory. The solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil after the issue date of 12/07/10. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. This solicitation is 100% set aside for small business concerns. While price will be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, proposed delivery and past performance. This solicitation document contains information that has been designated "Military Critical Technical Data." Only businesses that have been certified by the DOD, US/Canada Joint Certification Officer, and have a valid requirement may have a copy of the solicitation document. All requests for copies must include a certified copy of DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement. To obtain certification contact: Commander, Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS), ATTN: US/Canada Joint Certification Office, 74 Washington Avenue North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 or call the DLIS at (800) 352-3572. The DLIS US/Canada Joint Certification Lookup service is available via the Internet at http://www.dlis.dla.mil.ccal/. All offers shall be in the English Language and in US dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment (ALRE) Critical Application Item Quantity Price Break Ranges are included in this solicitation on Pg.7. Please include pricing for the quantity breaks. Addition to Clause E46C04 Note to Contractor for Inspection (ALRE): Because of the critical nature of this item, it is necessary to conduct in-process inspection on critical component features, attributes or manufacturing processes. A representative of the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst (NAWCADLKE) is available to furnish technical assistance on Quality Assurance Matters and shall have the option to conduct QA surveillance for the first lot produced under this contract (and all subsequent lots if necessary). This requirement will be performed in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Rep.(QAR) of the cognizant Defense Contract Management Command and does not abrogate the authority or responsibility of the designated QAR. The contractor agrees to notify in writing, the supervisor of the NAWC QA section Code, 4.8.8.8, Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5035 and the PCO when material is scheduled to be presented to the DCMC QAR for government inspection and acceptance. This notice shall afford the NAWCADLKE QA representative the option of being present during the inspection. Notification to NAWC may be provided via telephone (732)-323-7504 immediately followed by written confirmation or via facsimile transmission (732)323-1381. A minimum of 14 working days is required to arrange the surveillance visit. Notification shall include the following information: Company Name, Cage Code, Phone #, Fax #, Contract #, Point of Contact, Part Nomenclature, Part Number, NIIN, Type of Inspection and Quantity of parts. Naval Air Warfare Center/ NAVAIR Systems Command (NAVCADLKE) Code 4.8.8.8 Bldg 148-1 HWY#547 Lakehurst, NJ 08733-5125 Attn: Jim Gooch Head, Prototype Manufacturing and QA Division Request for Engineering Information (RREI) 10-12038. (P/N: 518309-14; TUBE ASSEMBLY METAL) Any deviation from quality requirements will need prior approval from Naval Air Systems Command, Lakehurst, Code 4.8.8.8.Mandatory Certificate of Quality Compliance. Certificate of Conformance is NOT and will NOT be authorized. First Article Testing is required I/A/W REI 10-12038. CLIN 9907 is for the FAT sample. 90 Days to Submit Test Report. 60 Day Government Review. 300 Day Production. Delivery requested within 450 Days. ACCELERATED DELIVERY IS ACCEPTABLE AND DESIRED AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. Certificate of Quality Compliance Required per TDR. Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction Required per TDR. Production Lot Testing is not required. NAVAIR LKE participation in Pre-Award Survey and Post-Award Conference maybe required. ALL REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS OR DEVIATIONS CLASSIFIED AS CRITICAL, MAJOR, OR MINOR MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE DSC CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ALL ITEMS OF SUPPLY SHALL BE MARKED IAW MIL-STD-129. IN ADDITION, EACH UNIT PACK WILL BE MARKED WITH LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER (IF AVAILABLE), CONTRACTOR'S CAGE CODE, ACTUAL MANUFACTURER'S CAGE CODE AND PART NUMBER. PRE-AWARD AND POST-AWARD SURVEY APPLIES. FIRST ARTICLE TEST APPLIES. EXCEPTION TO NAVAIR (80020) DRAWING 518309 REVISION AC: IN "PROCURING ACTIVITY TAKE NOTE", UNDER TITLE ADD "(GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY ONLY)" AND TDRREI@NAVY.MIL (SUPERSEDING "TDRREI@NAVAIR.NAVY.MIL"). FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION APPLIES. DRAWING PACKAGE CITED IS SUBJECT TO EXPORT-CONTROL REGULATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION IS LIMITED TO THOSE CONTRACTORS QUALIFIED THROUGH JCP CERTIFICATION. TO APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION, COMPLETE DD FORM 2345, "MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT." FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE WORLD WIDE WEB ADDRESS HTTP://WWW.DLIS.DLA.MIL/JCP OR BY WRITING TO: UNITED STATES/CANADA JOINT CERTIFICATION OFFICE DEFENSE LOGISITICS INFORMATION SERVICE FEDERAL CENTER 74 WASHINGTON AVE,NORTH BATTLE CREEK, MI 49017-3084. CONTRACTS WILL BE AWARDED ONLY TO THOSE CONTRACTORS WITH JCP CERTIFICATION ISSUED PRIOR TO AN AWARD. IF AQLS ARE LISTED IN THE SPECIFICATION(S) OR DRAWING(S) THEY MAY BE USED TO ESTABLISH THE AUTHORIZED SAMPLE SIZE,HOWEVER,THE ACCEPTANCE NUMBER FOR THIS CONTRACT IS ZERO;I.E.,THIS CONTRACT REQUIRES A SAMPLING PLAN THAT ACCEPTS ON ZERO DEFECTS AND REJECTS ON ONE OR MORE DEFECT(S). DLAD CLAUSE 52.246-9004,PRODUCT VERIFICATION TESTING,IS HEREBY INCORPORATED,AND MAY BE INVOKED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY. DLAD 52.246-9000, CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY COMPLIANCE APPLIES. DLAD 52.246-9003, MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT APPLIES. DLAD CLAUSE 52.246-9004, PRODUCT VERIFICATION TESTING, IS HEREBY INCORPORATED, AND MAY BE INVOKED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY IF THIS SOLICITATION/AWARD CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AT SOURCE. ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSALS (ECP) AND REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND DEVIATIONS, SHALL BE PROCESSED AND SUBMITTED AS SPECIFIED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-973. CLASS I OZONE DEPLETING CHEMICALS ARE NOT TO BE USED NOR INCORPORATED IN ANY ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT.THIS PROHIBITION SUPERSEDES ALL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BUT DOES NOT ALLEVIATE ANY PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS. SUBSTITUTE CHEMICALS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL UNLESS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO,OR COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH,ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. FAR 52.246-11, HIGHER LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, APPLIES/ISO 9001/ANSI/ASQC Q 9001 APPLIES. ***** THE SOLICITATION/CONTRACT SHALL CONTAIN THE NAWCADLKE INSPECTION SURVEILLANCE CLAUSE AS FOLLOWS: BECAUSE OF THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THIS MATERIAL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION LAKE-HURST (NAWCADLKE) IS AVAILABLE TO FURNISH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) MATTERS AND SHALL HAVE THE OP-TION OF CONDUCTING QA SURVEILLANCE FOR THE FIRST LOT PRODUCED UNDER THIS CONTRACT (AND ALL SUBSEQUENT LOTS IF NECESSARY). THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE PERFORMED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE QUALITY ASSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE (QAR) OF THE COGNIZANT DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COMMAND AND DOES NOT ABROGATE THE AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DESIGNATED QAR. THE CONTRACTOR AGREES TO NOTIFY, IN WRITING, THE SUPERVISOR OF THE NAWC QA SECTION CODE, 4.8.8.8, LAKEHURST, NJ 08733-5035 AND THE PCO WHEN THE MATERIAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED TO THE DCMC QAR FOR GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE. THIS NOTICE SHALL AFFORD THE NAWCADLKE QA REPRESENTATIVE THE OPTION OF BEING PRESENT DURING THE INSPECTION. NOTIFICATION TO NAWC MAY BE PROVIDED VIA TELEPHONE (732)-323-7504 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY WRITTEN CONFORMATION, OR VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION (FAX 732-323-1381). A MINIMUM OF FOURTEEN (14) WORKING DAYS IS REQUIRED TO ARRANGE THE SURVEILLANCE VISIT. NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: COMPANY NAME, CAGE CODE, PHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, CONTRACT NUMBER, POINT OF CONTACT, PART NOMENCLATURE, PART NUMBER, NIIN, TYPE OF INSPECTION, AND QUANTITY OF PARTS. ***** CONFIGURATION CONTROL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-973 IS REQUIRED. THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR ALL MAJOR AND MINOR WAIVERS AND DEVIATIONS SHALL BE NAWCADLKE CODE 4.8.2. ***** THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM QUALITY CONFORMANCE AND LOT SAMPLING INSPECTION FOR ALL ASSOCIATED FEATURES THAT ARE PRESENT IN THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS: A. FEATURES/ATTRIBUTES/REQUIREMENTS CLASSIFIED AS CRITICAL AND MAJOR ON THE DRAWING(S) OR WITHIN THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SHALL BE INSPECTED 100%; B. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ATTRIBUTES FOR PLATING, HARDNESS, AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SHALL BE INSPECTED 100%. C. CLASS 3 THREADS, DIMENSIONS, AND GEOMETRIC FEATURE CONTROLS WITH A TOLERANCE RANGE OF .010 OR LESS SHALL BE INSPECTED USING AN AQL OF 1.5 AND THE GENERAL INSPECTION LEVEL II AS DEFINED BY ANSI Z1.4. D.,,MINOR CHARACTERISTICS: SAMPLING RATE DETERMINED BY CONTRACTOR SUBJECT TO QAR APPROVAL. UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS: ALL RECORDS PERTAINING TO ALRE CAI MANUFACTURE AND INSPECTION/TEST SHALL MAINTAINED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS AFTER PRODUCT DELIVERY. "CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY COMPLIANCE IS MANDATORY" REMINDER: THIS IS A CRITICAL ITEM AND ALL MAJOR AND MINOR WAIVER/DEVIATION REQUESTS MUST BE FORWARDED TO THE DSCC CONTRACTING OFFICER WHO WILL COORDINATE THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL THROUGH THE RESPONSIBLE ENGINEERING SERVICE ACTIVITY. CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM I/A/W QAP 16236 SQAP011388184 REFNO AMEND NR DTD 10/27/10 TYPE NUMBER I/A/W DRAWING NR 80020 518309 BASIC AMEND NR AC DTD 10/04/05 TYPE NUMBER 518309-14 I/A/W NASM17830 REFNO AMEND NR TYPE NUMBER