53--Nuts and Washers

****ATTENTION****ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO: Carla Maxwell, Contract Specialist; email: contact@example.gov. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX5F0274AX; NOUN: Nut, Plain, Round; NSN: 5310-01-126-9444; P/N: 70102-08105-102; minimum qty of 1000 each and maximum qty of 6500 each on a 5 year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA. This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI). Required delivery with Contractor Tested First Article Requirement is 1000 each 263 Days After Contract Award (DACA). First Article Test Report is due 163 DACA. Required delivery without First Article Test is 1000 each 175 DACA with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA. This requirement is restricted to: Alro Machine, Tool and Die Co., Inc. (CAGE: 1K556); Apex Manufacturing Company, Inc. (CAGE: 2V343); J A Machine & Tool Co., Inc. (CAGE: 3L158); Cambridge Specialty Co., Inc. (CAGE: 9E232); Timken Aerospace Transmissions, LLC (CAGE: 15152); Demusz Mfg Co., Inc. (CAGE: 2V116); Dynatech International LLC (CAGE: 63172); Argencord Machine Corp, Inc. (CAGE: 64724); Tek Precision Co., LTD (CAGE: 65780); Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE: 78286) L & PCX Aerostructures, LLC (CAGE: 82001) because 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 require acquisition of the part from the approved source. Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award. All prospective manufacturers, or distributors, seeking to compete for a solicitation for Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) Spares, for any restricted source parts, are required to be an AMCOM approved source. To obtain approval, vendors must submit a SAR package, for review and approval, to the Engineering Directorate (ED), Quality Engineering Division. Source approval must be obtained prior to being considered for contract award. Approvals are made on an individual part number basis for a specific manufacturing location (CAGE). Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by following the SAR submission guidance provided on the website: http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casldba.casl_cmo_samsar. Questions concerning SAR submissions can be directed to the ED SAR Team at contact@example.gov or call the SAR Team at +1 (555) 000-0000, +1 (555) 000-0000 or +1 (555) 000-0000. The closing date annotated is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of solicitation however; solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above. Foreign firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies. WARNING: THIS ACQUISITION CONTAINS TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (TITLE 22, USC., SEC 2751 ET SEQ) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT (TITLE 50, USC., APP 2401-2402) EXECUTIVE ORDER 121470. THIS INFORMATION CANNOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. VIOLATIONS OF THESE EXPORT LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERE CRIMINAL PENALTIES.