RELAY, ELECTROMAGNETIC--5945-00-220-3538

THIS NOTICE IS TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS NSN WILL BE SOLICITED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION / REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THE SOLICITATION / REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WILL BE FORTH COMING AND WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DSCC WEBSITE. THE DSCC WEBSITE ADDRESS (URL) IS: http://dibbs.dscc.dla.mil/rfp/. THE ISSUE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 02/29/2012, WITH THE RESPONSE DATE ON OR ABOUT 04/04/2012. NOTE: COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB. HARDCOPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RESPONSE DATE REFERENCED ABOVE IS ESTIMATED. THE PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER IS: IQC 12027009006; AND THE NSN IS: 5945-00-220-3538. THE NOMENCLATURE IS: RELAY, ELECTROMAGNETIC. THE AUTHORIZED SOURCE IS: TYCO ELECTRONICS / AGASTAT RELAYS (89020), THE AUTHORIZED PART NUMBER IS: 7022L8CN. THIS WILL BE A BASIC IDPO PURCHASE CONTRACT WHICH MAY CONTAN A QUANTITY OPTION. VARIOUS INCREMENTAL QUANTITIES MAY BE SOLICITED. THE AVERAGE PURCHASE QUANTITY WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 22 EACH. VARIOUS QUANTITIES OF THESE PIECES MAY BE SHIPPED TO EITHER TRACY, CA OR NEW CUMBERLAND, PA. FEDERAL, MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS CANNOT BE PROVIDED BY DSCC. WHILE PRICE IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF OFFERS, THE FINAL AWARD DECISION WILL BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, DELIVERY, PAST PERFORMANCE, AND OTHER EVALUATIPON FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITION. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER, WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION. THE USE OF ANY CLASS I OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCE (ODS) IN THE DESIGN, ANUFACTURING, TESTING, CLEANING, OR ANY OTHER PROCESS FOR THIS ITEM UNDER ANY MILITARY OR FEDERAL SPECIFICATION, STANDARD OR DRAWING REFERENCED IN THIS ITEM DESCRIPTION IS "PROHIBITED" UNLESS THE SEPARATE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER IS OBTAINED. THIS PROHIBITION SUPERSEDES ALL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS BUT DOES NOT ALLEVIATE ANY PRODUCT PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO COMMERCIAL ITEMS, AS DEFINED IN "FAR 11.001" OR TO PART-NUMBERED-ONLY ITEMS. ADEQUATE DATA FOR THE EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE OFFERS IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE PROCUREMENT AGENCY. THE OFFEROR MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE DATA PACKAGE INCLUDING DATA FOR THE APPROVED AND ALTERNATE PART FOR EVALUATION. ALTERNATE OFFERS MAY ONLY BE SUBMITTED DURING THE SOLICATION AND ARE NOT PERMITTED AFTER AWARD MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO,OR COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH,ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. The Federal Acquisition Regulation has been amended to require offerors to submit representations and certifications electronically via the Business Partner Network. The ORCA can be found at http://orca.bpn.gov. Failure to register with ORCA could cause your proposal to be deemed non-responsive. You must renew and revalidate your CCR registration at least every 12 months from the date you previously registered. If you do not renew your registration, it will expire. An expired registration will affect your ability to receive contract awards or payments, or receive certain payments from some federal government agencies.