PAD, CUSHIONING / NSN 1680-14-565-2394 / H1 HELICOPTER
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This contract involves an unrestricted solicitation to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for a cushioning pad identified by NSN 1680-14-565-2394, intended primarily for use with the H1 Helicopter. The contract will span a five-year base period with an Estimated Annual Quantity of 200 units. Production units will be shipped FOB Destination, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the origin. Although the item is critical, it is not classified as a Critical Safety Item. Export control regulations apply, but surge requirements do not. The government plans to negotiate with Thales Defense & Security Inc., the sole approved source under the authority of FAR 6.302, as no other approved sources currently exist. Other contractors interested in being considered must submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) for evaluation. While this notice is not a request for competitive proposals, all submissions received within 45 days of the announcement will be reviewed to determine if competitive procurement is warranted. The government is not applying commercial item acquisition policies for this procurement, though interested parties may express their interest in providing a commercial item within 15 days. Award consideration will factor in price, past performance, and other criteria outlined in the solicitation, which is expected to be issued on May 15, 2026. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Solicitation documents will be accessible electronically via DIBBS on the issuance date; paper copies will not be available. The point of contact for this procurement is Christopher Rose, with a secondary contact Jeremy Prince, both associated with DLA Aviation.
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An Unrestricted solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1680-14-565-2394, a PAD, CUSHIONING. The award will be for a 5-year base period. The Estimated Annual Quantity (EAQ) is 200 EACH. Production units will be FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Origin. Item is critical, but not deemed a Critical Safety Item. Export Control applies. Surge does not apply.
The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. The approved source is Thales Defense & Security Inc. (CAGEs 23386 / F9111) in accordance with part number F1451012. DLA Weapons Support does NOT possess technical data on this part.
There are no other approved sources at this time. Any other interested contractor would have to submit a Source Approval Request (SAR) package for approval to be added as a source by the assigned ESA.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.
In order to receive an award, regardless of dollar value, contractors must be registered in the System For Award Management (sam.gov). The final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. The estimated solicitation issue date is 05/15/2026.
A copy of the solicitation will be available via DIBBS at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the RFP. Choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requesters.