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FILTER ELEMENT, INTAKE AIR CLEANER
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The contract seeks sources capable of manufacturing a filter element for an intake air cleaner, designated by NSN 4310-01-595-9169. The solicitation is managed by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, with Daniel West as the primary contract specialist. The request is part of project number CM26070006 and is open for response until June 8, 2026. The item is a commercial, off-the-shelf product with multiple currently approved manufacturers, including Baldwin Filters Inc., Donaldson Company, Inc., Cummins Filtration Inc., Cummins Power Generation Inc., Champion Laboratories, Inc., and WIX Corp. Each approved source is identified by their respective CAGE codes and part numbers. Interested contractors are invited to submit their qualifications and demonstrate their ability to produce a product of equal or superior quality to the existing approved items under the DLA Weapons Support Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. Submission of technical data and documentation is required to support qualification as an approved source. All deliveries will be made to DLA depots, and responses or inquiries should be directed to the primary contact via email. The contract calls for competitive acquisition suitability, recognizing the item as commercial/non-developmental, with the goal of maintaining or expanding the pool of qualified suppliers to support the Department of Defense’s logistics needs.
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Contract Specialist: Daniel West Email: Daniel.West@dla.mil
NSN : 4310-01-595-9169
Approved Source(s) –
Baldwin Filters Inc CAGE 12658 P/N: RS5325
Donaldson Company, Inc. CAGE 18265 P/N: P616641
Cummins Filtration Inc. CAGE 33457 P/N: AF26168
Cummins Power Generation Inc. CAGE 44940 P/N: 0140-4186
Champion Laboratories, Inc. CAGE 50284 P/N: LAF5325
WIX Corp CAGE 79396 P/N: 49168
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “1Z”
AMC "1" Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent time "
AMSC Z. This part is a commercial/nondevelopmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. If one source is available, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are available, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
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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. Project number is CM26070006. All information may be submitted to Dan West by email at Daniel.West@dla.mil. All deliveries will be made to DLA Depots. Any information must be provided by the response date of this notification.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Weapons Support 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 Weapons Support - Columbus is procuring.
For further information, please reference the DLA Weapons Support 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.
https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Offers/Technical-Support/Value-Management/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
