Panel Assembly/11F, C-5 Aircraft

This is a 100% Small Business set aside. Only offers from small business concerns will be considered. A solicitation will be issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) for NSN 1560-00-774-2096, a Panel Assembly used on the C-5 Aircraft. The award will be for a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. The Estimated Annual Quantities (EAQ) are as follows: Base Year EAQ: 72 each; Option Year EAQ: 72 each. FOB: Destination; Inspection /Acceptance: Origin. Government First Article Testing (FAT) is required. Required delivery for FAT samples is 402 days ARO, and required delivery for production units is 402 days after FAT approval. Surge requirements do not apply. Drawing package cited is subject to Export-Control regulations, and distribution is limited to those contractors qualified through JCP Certification. To apply for certification, complete DD Form 2345, "Military Critical Technical Data Agreement." Form is available at the World Wide Web address http://www.dlis.dla.mil/jcp or by writing to: United States/Canada Joint Certification Office Defense Logistics Information Service Federal Center 74 Washington Ave, North Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 Contracts will be awarded only to those contractors with JCP certification issued prior to an award. 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 or services. 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 Central Contactor Registration (CCR). 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 solicitation issue date is on or about October 7, 2011. 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.