DRAG BEAM
This is an Emergency Acquisition Flexibilities solicitation for non-CLSSA FMS spare parts wholly owned by the customer country and delivered to a U.S. freight forwarder for shipment to the country of record; IUID marking is omitted for these assets. Drawings and technical data are unavailable, and Government source approval is required—offers from non-approved sources will be technically unacceptable, and distributors of approved sources must provide an authorized distributor letter on the manufacturer’s letterhead. Only newly manufactured spares are acceptable; refurbished, remanufactured, or repaired material is ineligible. Quality requirements include ISO 9000 or equivalent, a 12-month warranty with defects addressed within 45 days after discovery, and applicable Critical Safety Item, source inspection/Product Verification Testing, and Contractor Business Systems clauses. Specific work includes omitting SS9523 foam per drawing note, applying two coats of gloss white polyurethane and one coat of Fluid Film NAS to the drag beam interior main bore, and applying exterior paint color 36118 with proper masking.