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53 -- CASTER,SWIVEL
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This contract pertains to the procurement of a swivel caster identified by the National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-106-6575. The acquisition falls under a Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) and is being managed by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime office in Columbus, Ohio. The solicitation number is 7016091181, with a response deadline set for May 8, 2026. The product is classified under NAICS code 332510, which involves hardware manufacturing. The contract specifies two approved sources for this item: Caster Concepts Inc. and Columbus Jack Corporation, each supplying different part numbers. The acquisition is governed by an Acquisition Managed Code (AMC) of "1" indicating suitability for competitive acquisition after the initial procurement. The Acquisition Managed Source Code (AMSC) "C" mandates engineering source approval by the design control activity to ensure quality, highlighting the unique engineering and manufacturing knowledge held by the approved sources. Alternate suppliers seeking approval must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package demonstrating equal or superior quality to the Original Equipment Manufacturer, following procedures authorized by the government engineering activity. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the contract specialist, Zachary Rodriguez, directly for further information and to submit any qualifications or source information before the response deadline.
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Contract Specialist: Zachary Rodriguez Email: Zachary.rodriguez@dla.mil
NSN : 5340-00-106-6575
Approved Source(s) –
CASTER CONCEPTS INC (015E5) P/N SPD18092104
COLUMBUS JACK CORPORATION (00994) P/N 916-AV-3
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “1 C”
AMC "1" Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time.
AMSC "C" This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application.
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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.