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Valve, Safety Relief
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The contract pertains to the procurement of a Safety Relief Valve with NSN 4820-012204275, exclusively sourced from Circor Aerospace, CAGE 91816, part number V9-4305, under AMC 3/C sourcing rules. AMC 3 restricts acquisition to the original manufacturer for second or subsequent purchases, while AMSC C mandates that engineering source approval is required to ensure part quality due to proprietary manufacturing knowledge, unique design capabilities, and technical data that are not economically available to the government. Any alternate supplier must undergo formal qualification through the design control activity’s procedures, approved by the cognizant government engineering authority, and must demonstrate that their product meets or exceeds the performance and quality standards of the approved original equipment manufacturer. The government is currently seeking potential sources capable of meeting these stringent qualification requirements, and submissions must be received by the response deadline. Interested manufacturers may apply to become an approved source by submitting a complete Source Approval Request package through the DLA Weapons Support Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program, which requires extensive technical documentation proving equivalence or superiority to the current approved part. The onus rests entirely on the applicant to validate their capability, and submissions must be directed to Contract Specialist Brandon Preece at brandon.preece@dla.mil or by phone at 614-693-2952. The solicitation is open for responses until July 24, 2026, with all information to be submitted prior to the deadline. The contract falls under NAICS code 332911 and is managed by DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, with no set-aside classification indicated. Further guidance on SAR requirements is available through the DLA Weapons Support website.
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Contract Specialist: Brandon Preece Email: brandon.preece@dla.mil
NSN : 4820-012204275
Approved Source(s) –
CAGE 91816 Circor Aerospace PN V9-4305
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The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is “3/C”
AMC "3” Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer.
AMSC "C" This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, 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.
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