Sources Sought for Items Sole Source to Pratt & Whitney (CAGE 55820)

DISCLAIMER: This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This Sources Sought Notice does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers, quotes, or proposals. The Government is under no obligation to award a contract because of this announcement. Funds are not available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by respondents to this technical description is strictly voluntary. A Sources Sought Notice is a means of conducting market research to seek possible sources for a project, and to determine if a set-aside of a type is appropriate. This Sources Sought Notice is not restricted to small businesses. In many cases, large businesses should also respond with capability statements as this will provide the Government a clearer understanding of the current market. Based on the information received in response to this notice, the Government may change the initial acquisition strategy. Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source Procurement: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing or legitimately obtaining the following item(s) of supply, and to determine if a set-aside of a type is appropriate. 2835-01-685-5240 TURBINE WHEEL 5305-01-677-8891 RADIAL PIN 2835-01-686-5811 TURBINE WHEEL DLA Aviation intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Items within the population are sole source items to Pratt and Whitney (55820) with AAR Defense Systems & Logistics (1Y249) as the sole exclusive distributor and only known source of supply for these items. The Government intends to award a sole source, long-term contract to AAR. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture or legitimately obtain the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by September 15, 2022. Responses must include the name and address of the company, CAGE code, business size status, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. Responses should also include a capability statement demonstrating the company's ability to meet this requirement and include documentation demonstrating adequate financial resources, satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics, experience, accounting and operational controls, technical skills, management resources and facilities, or the ability to obtain them. Submit responses to Ashli.Procise@dla.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged. Feedback or evaluations will not be provided to sources regarding their submission. A determination not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government. If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the JACG SAM HB document. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the required item. The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item, which DLA Aviation is procuring. If there is an open solicitation for an LSN/NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. If you are submitting a SAR for an LSN/NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the DLA SAR Program Office address below: DLA Aviation SAR Program Office Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager) 6090 Strathmore Road Richmond, VA 23237