Sponson Coupler Mount

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SPM7L211R0145 Description: NSN 2540-015-59-3325 - Sponson Coupler Mount is being bought in accordance with Sierra Nevada Corporation (0PE19) P/N M40060. Based on market research this item is manufactured for military use only and is not commercial; therefore, the Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12 in its solicitation for this item. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item with 15 days of this notice. The required quantity is 183EA with a 100% option (that can be exercised at the government's discretion) to be shipped to (W25G1U) New Cumberland, PA 17070-5001. FOB destination and inspection at origin is required. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/rfp after the issue date of 08/10/11 . Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. There are no technical drawings/bid sets available. This solicitation is not set-aside for small business. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance. The required delivery is 120 days. One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the US by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in US dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer. REVERSE AUCTION NOTE The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line Reverse Auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. During the course of the on-line auction, offerors' proposed prices will be publicly disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having access to the on-line auction. This public disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror's identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government), and only generic identifiers will be used publicly for each offeror's proposed pricing (e.g., "Offeror A"). By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the Reverse Auction and that their prices may be publicly disclosed, including to other offerors, during the Reverse Auction. An offeror's final auction price will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the Reverse Auction, unless the Contracting Officer decides that further discussions are needed and final proposal revisions are again requested in accordance with FAR 15.307. Manufacturer's Code and Part Number: (0PE19) P/N M40060 Quantity (including option quantity): 183 and 366 with 100% option Unit of Issue: EA Destination Information: 183 DDSP Delivery Schedule: 120 All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. ( X ) The solicitation will be available in FedBizOpps on its issue date of ____07/26/11____. ( X ) Proposed procurement contains a 100 % option for increased quantities. (X ) This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Approved sources are: ___________________________________________________. ( X ) While price may be 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 evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. 10.. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: None