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The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support is conducting a sources sought market survey to identify potential suppliers capable of manufacturing and delivering barbed tape, concertina type, identified under NSN 5660-00-921-5516. This notice is not a solicitation or a Request for Quote, and responses will not form a binding contract. The agency is specifically interested in contractors with proven experience in producing equipment that meets all technical and quality standards detailed in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, along with compliance to specific packaging and marking guidelines such as corrosion-resistant metal tagging and packaging in accordance with AA-55522 and ASTM D3951 standards. Interested parties must provide detailed documentation demonstrating their ability to produce items interchangeable with the current Government specification, including their relevant quality standards, past performance with similar products (including part numbers, NSNs, contract numbers, and dates of production), and proof of adequate production capabilities, such as facility space, equipment, and tooling. Responses must be submitted electronically to the designated point of contact by 4:30 PM EDT on May 16, 2026. This market survey aims to ensure that the DLA can identify qualified contractors capable of meeting procurement and delivery requirements for this specialized product.
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This is a "sources sought" notice, not a Request for Quote (RFQ). No Solicitation Number has been assigned at this
time. Reponses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
DLA Troop Support is seeking to identify possible sources that can supply the below NSN
NSN 5660-00-921-5516
BARBED TAPE, CONCERTINA (BTC)
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. 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.
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
1 RO = 50 FT
MARKINGS:
EACH ROLL SHALL HAVE A CORROSION RESISTANT METAL TAG CONTAINING WATERPROOF MIL STD 129 INFORMATION
PACKAGE IAW AA-55522 AND ASTM D3951
The contractor will be required to manufacture these items and satisfy the Government's delivery requirements. Responses to this survey must include documentation citing the following:
-Contractor's experience demonstrating the capability to meet the Government's requirements in producing products that meet all performance requirements, and that are physically and functionally interchangeable with presently identified item.
-Quality Standard (Government or Industry) that shall be in place for this effort.
-Past Performance for the same or similar items. The contractor shall submit their part numbers, NSN, or nomenclature and the date of the last manufacturing effort of the same or similar items for which they have production experience. Government contract numbers, if applicable, shall be provided.
-The contractor must provide information to show it possesses, or shall possess, adequate production plant facilities (equipment, tooling, and space) to enable it, or its subcontractors, to meet production delivery requirements for these items.
Reponses to this notice and Market Survey should be emailed to jennifer.roome@dla.mil no later than 4:30 PM EDT on May 16, 2026.
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