N00383-26-R-NA85

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/repair knowledge by the
qualified source(s) require acquisition/repair of the part from the approved
source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights,manufacturing/repair
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.
The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award,
as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not 

been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.
Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have
been solicited.  The time required for approval of a new source is normally
such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source.  If you
are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the
information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS)
Source Approval Information Brochures listed below.

Spares:
https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Sup
port/Business-Opps/
Repair: https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP
-Weapon-Systems-Support/Business-Opps/
technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in 

production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never
made.

If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVSUP WSS
submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request
for source approval.  Offers received which fail to provide all data required
by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data
required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award
under this solicitation.  Please note, if evaluation of a source approval
request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval
requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet
Government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based
on Fleet support needs.  The NAVSUP WSS Commercial Item Identification
Brochure is now available at:

"https://www.navsup.navy.mil/NAVSUP-Enterprise/NAVSUP-Weapon-Systems-Support/Bu
siness-Opps/"
Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specificationsand
Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases(QPDs),
Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoDSingle Stock
Point (DODSSP) at Document Automation and Production Service(DAPS) in
Philadelphia, PA.

NOTE: Patterns, Drawings, Deviation Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc. are NOT
stocked at DODSSP.

Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from ASSIST-Online at:
http://quicksearch.dla.mil/.
Users may use ASSIST-Quick Search to search for and download available 

documents directly using standard browser software.

Documents that are not available for downloading from ASSIST-Quick Search can
be ordered from the DODSSP website using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard after
obtaining a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures.

Users who do not have access to the internet may contact the DODSSP ASSISTHelp
Desk at 215-697-2667 or 215-697-2179 (DSN: 442-2667), or mail their request to
DLADocument Services, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia PA
19111-5094.
Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the
manufacturer meets the qualification requirement(s) at time of award, in
accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1.  The solicitation identifies the office
where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification 
requirements and is cited in each individual solicitation.
One or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to:

Free Trade Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7036 Buy American Act--Free
Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program, is included in thesolicitation.

The World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade
Agreements, if DFARS clause 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements, is included in the
solicitation.