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SHIELDING GASKET,ELECTRONIC
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The Department of Defense, through DLA Land and Maritime, is seeking sources capable of manufacturing an electronic shielding gasket with NSN 5999-01-506-4338. The currently approved manufacturer is Aviation Devices and Electronic, CAGE code 1NPE1, part number AG736000-01. The acquisition management code (AMC) “3” indicates that the government intends to acquire this item directly from the original manufacturer for second or subsequent procurements. The acquisition management service code (AMSC) “R” clarifies that the government does not own, nor has it purchased, the rights or technical data needed to procure this part from additional sources, and it is considered uneconomical to acquire or reverse engineer these rights or data. Interested companies that believe they can manufacture this item to the required standards may submit a source approval request (SAR) package through the DLA Weapons Support Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program. This submission must demonstrate that their product meets or exceeds the quality of the current approved item. Responses, including any potential alternate sources, must be submitted to the designated Contract Specialist, Kyle Blazek, by the response deadline of May 13, 2026. Further guidance and details about the SAR process are available on the DLA Weapons Support website, emphasizing the contractor's responsibility to provide technical substantiation for approval consideration.
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Contract Specialist: Kyle Blazek Email: Kyle.Blazek@dla.mil
NSN : 5999-01-506-4338
Approved Source(s) –
AVIATION DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC CAGE 1NPE1 P/N AG736000-01
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3R”
AMC "3" Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.
AMSC "R" The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. This code is used when the Government did not initially purchase the data and/or rights. If only one source has the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If two or more sources have the rights or data to manufacture this item, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
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Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an “Approved Source”, they may submit an application package through the DLA Weapons Support Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or better than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Weapons Support - Columbus is procuring.
For further information, please reference the DLA Weapons Support web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Offers/Technical-Support/Value-Management/
Thank you in advance for your assistance.