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RAIL, LAUNCHER, GUIDE
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The U.S. government intends to award a 100% Small Business Set-Aside Indefinite Quantity Contract for RAIL, LAUNCHER, GUIDE, NSN 1440-01-702-1074, a critical Navy Safety Item used on F/A-18 aircraft, with a five-year base period and an estimated annual quantity of 30 units. Production will be shipped FOB Destination with inspection and acceptance occurring at the origin, and the item is subject to Government First Article and Production Lot Testing as well as Export Control regulations. The procurement will not involve surge capabilities and is being conducted under FAR 6.302 due to the specialized nature of the part, with Vertex Modernization & Sustainment identified as the original equipment manufacturer and only four approved alternate sources: Marvin Engineering, IBC Materials & Technologies, Science Applications International, and Mountain View Machine & Welding; no other sources are currently approved and new entrants must submit a Source Approval Request. Contractors interested in participating must be registered in SAM.gov, and while this notice is not a formal request for proposals, submissions received within 45 days of publication will be considered to aid the Government’s determination on whether to proceed with a competitive or single-source award. The solicitation will not follow commercial item acquisition policies under Part 12, though offerors may still propose commercial alternatives within 15 days if applicable. The contract may include a reverse auction via the Procurex system, and interested parties are encouraged to review available tutorials. The official solicitation, numbered SPE4A726R0611, will be issued on June 5, 2026, with responses due by July 7, 2026, and will be accessible exclusively through DIBBS in PDF format. The award decision will be based on a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation criteria as detailed in the solicitation, with the contracting office located in Richmond, Virginia, under DLA Aviation.
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RT001: MEASURING AND TEST EQUIPMENT
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS. RC001: DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST (SAR) RD002, COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION APPLIES RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT RQ002: CONFIGURATION CHANGE MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING CHANGE PROPOSAL REQUEST FOR VARIANCE (DEVIATION OR WAIVER) RQ009: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES RQ017: PHYSICAL INDENTIFICATION/BARE ITEM MARKING Item Unique Identification is not required by request of the Service customer. DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i) applies. RQ032: EXPORT CONTROL OF TECHNICAL DATA
This item has technical data some or all of which is subject to export-control of either the International Traffic in Arms regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and cannot be exported without prior authorization from either the Department of State or the Department of Commerce. Export includes disclosure of technical data to foreign persons and nationals whether located in the United States or abroad. This requirement applies equally to foreign national employees and U.S. companies and their foreign subsidiaries. DFARS 252.225-7048 is applicable to this data.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) limits distribution of export-control technical data to DLA contractors that have an approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, have completed the Introduction to Proper Handling of DOD Export-Controlled Technical Data Training and the DLA Export-Controlled Technical Data Questionnaire (both are available at the web address given below), and have been approved by the DLA controlling authority to access the export-controlled data. NSN/Part Number: 1440-01-702-1074 Quantity: 30 EA Delivery: 251 days ADO
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