NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. DIRECT YOUR REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION TO: ATTN: DLA-AHCA VIA EMAIL MARI BRETZ, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, VIA EMAIL HECMARI.BRETZ@DLA.MIL. SOLICITATION WILL BE PUBLI... NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. DIRECT YOUR REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATION TO: ATTN: DLA-AHCA VIA EMAIL MARI BRETZ, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, VIA EMAIL HECMARI.BRETZ@DLA.MIL. SOLICITATION WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SAM.GOV, FOR ALL OTHER INQUIRIES, IN THE EMAIL SUBJECT LINE ENTER SPRRA225R0002, PROVIDE YOUR NAME, THE COMPANY NAME AND CAGE CODE AND A TELEPHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS. THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, PROPOSES TO ACQUIRE MULTIPLE ITEMS THROUGH A FIRM-FIXED PRICE EFFORT FOR THE MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS) IN SUPPORT OF THE US ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND (AMCOM). THE REQUIREMENT WILL BE FOR A ONE-TIME BUY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S). PRON: D14B0528D1, CONTROL SECTION, GUI, NSN: 1420-01-540-8608, PART#: 13540365, WITH A QUANTITY OF 30. THE ESTIMATED PRODUCTION LEAD TIME (PLT) WITHOUT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING (FAT) IS 450 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD (DACA). THE ESTIMATED PLT WITH FAT IS 675 DACA AND WITH DELIVERIES TO CHAMBERSBURG, PA, 17201-4150. PRON: D14V1032D1, TEST SET, ROCKET LAU, NSN: 4933-01-711-0503, PART#: 13547638, WITH A QUANTITY OF 5. THE ESTIMATED PRODUCTION LEAD TIME (PLT) WITHOUT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING (FAT) IS 150 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD (DACA). THE ESTIMATED PLT WITH FAT IS 225 DACA AND WITH DELIVERIES TO TOBYHANNA, PA, 18466-5059. PRON: D14V1033D1, TEST SET, GUIDED MIS, NSN: 4933-01-710-7883, PART#: 13547637, WITH A QUANTITY OF 5. THE ESTIMATED PRODUCTION LEAD TIME (PLT) WITHOUT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING (FAT) IS 150 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT AWARD (DACA). THE ESTIMATED PLT WITH FAT IS 225 DACA AND WITH DELIVERIES TO TEXARKANA, TXA, 75507-5000. PROCUREMENT ITEMS IDENTIFIED ARE RESTRICTED TO LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL, CAGE: 64059. THE TECHNICAL DATA FOR THIS PART HAS UNDERGONE FULL SCREENING PER THE DFARS PGI 217.7506, SPARE PARTS BREAKOUT PROGRAM. PART# 13540365 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AMC/AMSC CODE 3B AND MUST BE ACQUIRED, FOR THE SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT TIME, DIRECTLY FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. THIS PART MUST BE ACQUIRED FROM A MANUFACTURING SOURCE(S) SPECIFIED ON A SOURCE CONTROL OR SELECTED ITEM DRAWING AS DEFINED BY THE CURRENT VERSION OF DOD-STD-100. SUITABLE TECHNICAL DATA, GOVERNMENT DATA RIGHTS, OR MANUFACTURING KNOWLEDGE ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERMIT ACQUISITION FROM OTHER SOURCES, NOR QUALIFICATION TESTING OF ANOTHER PART, NOR USE OF A SECOND SOURCE PART IN THE INTENDED APPLICATION. ALTHOUGH, BY DOD-STD-100 DEFINITION, ALTERED AND SELECTED ITEMS SHALL HAVE AN ADEQUATE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE, DATA REVIEW DISCLOSES THAT REQUIRED DATA OR DATA RIGHTS ARE NOT IN GOVERNMENT POSSESSION AND CANNOT BE ECONOMICALLY OBTAINED. IF ONE SOURCE IS AVAILABLE, AMCS 3, 4, OR 5 ARE VALID. IF AT LEAST TWO SOURCES EXIST, AMCS 1 OR 2 ARE VALID. PART#(S) 13547638, 13547637 HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AMC/AMSC CODE 4D AND MUST BE ACQUIRED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, DIRECTLY FROM THE ACTUAL MANUFACTURER. THE DATA NEEDED TO ACQUIRE THIS PART COMPETITIVELY IS NOT PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE, IT CANNOT BE OBTAINED ECONOMICALLY, NOR IS IT POSSIBLE TO DRAFT ADEQUATE SPECIFICATIONS OR ANY OTHER ADEQUATE, ECONOMICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MATERIAL FOR A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. AMCS 3, 4, OR 5 ARE VALID. AS A RESULT, THIS ACQUISITION IS CURRENTLY BEING PROCURED UNDER FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 6.302-1(A)(2) HAVING ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES. THE GOVERNMENT IS INTERESTED IN ALL BUSINESSES TO INCLUDE 8(A), SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED, HUBZONE, AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. ALL OFFERORS MUST MEET PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. THE U.S. ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT COMMAND AVIATION & MISSILE CENTER’S (AVMC DEVCOM) SYSTEM READINESS DIRECTORATE (SRD), SUSTAINMENT DIVISION (SD) IS THE ENGINEERING SOURCE AUTHORITY FOR SOURCE APPROVALS. FIRMS THAT RECOGNIZE AND CAN PRODUCE THE REQUIRED ITEM DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES. FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK SOURCE APPROVAL IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR FUTURE EFFORTS BY EMAILING INQUIRIES TO: USARMY.REDSTONE.DEVCOM-AVMC.MBX.AMR-SS-SAR@MAIL.MIL. THE CLOSING DATE ANNOTATED IS AN ESTIMATED DATE AND MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDENT UPON THE DATE OF RELEASE FOR SOLICITATION; HOWEVER, THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT CLOSE PRIOR TO THE DATE STATED ABOVE. FOREIGN FIRMS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE EMBASSIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE CAPABLE OF SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMING AND COMPLYING WITH ANY AND ALL SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE SOLICITATION ANNOTATED ABOVE, AT THE UNIT PRICES ESTABLISHED AT TIME OF A CONTRACT AWARD. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECURRING AND NONRECURRING ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH BECOMING A QUALIFIED SOURCE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE MANUFACTURING/PRODUCTION PROCESS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, LOGISTICS, FORECASTING OF PARTS, LONG-LEAD PARTS PROCUREMENT, MATERIAL FORECASTING, OBSOLESCENCE ISSUES AND FINAL DELIVERY OF ASSETS AS WELL AS ANY AND ALL ADDITIONAL COSTS INCURRED RESULTING FROM CONTRACT PERFORMANCE. PROCUREMENT CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPPLIES, BASED ON FORECASTED DEMANDS. THE SUBSEQUENT SOLICITATION SHALL INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITIES (EOQS) TO ENSURE OPTIMAL ORDERING QUANTITIES. THE EOQ REQUEST, IS TO AVOID ACQUISITIONS IN DISADVANTAGEOUS QUANTITIES AND TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT IN DEVELOPING DATA FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS OF THIS ITEM/THESE ITEMS. THE GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES THE OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL (IN VIEW OF MARKET RESEARCH, HISTORICAL AWARDS, THE NATURE OF THE ITEM(S) BEING SOLICITED, AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT) WILL INCLUDE QUANTITIES/RANGES THAT WILL VARY FROM THOSE BEING SOLICITED. THE SOLICITED QUANTITIES ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMANDS AND AS SUCH GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS QUANTITIES &/OR RANGES. THE GOVERNMENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS PROCUREMENT, PARTIALLY OR IN ENTIRETY BEFORE AWARD. IN THE EVENT THE GOVERNMENT CANCELS THIS ACQUISITION (PARTIALLY OR IN ENTIRETY) BEFORE AWARD, THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE AN OFFEROR FOR ANY COSTS. THIS ACQUISITION MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (TITLE 22, USC., SEC 2751 ET SEQ) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT (TITLE 50, USC., APP 2401-2402) EXECUTIVE ORDER 12470. ARMS EXPORT INFORMATION CANNOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE UNTIED STATES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. EXPORT CONTROL REQUIRES THE APPLICABLE CERTIFICATIONS TO BE CURRENT FOR BOTH THE QUOTER AND MANUFACTURER. THE OFFEROR AND ANY SOURCE(S) OF SUPPLY IT WILL USE FOR CONTRACT PERFORMANCE MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE UNITED STATES/CANADA JOINT CERTIFICATION PROGRAM (JCP) CERTIFICATION TO ACCESS EXPORT-CONTROL DATA. DLA DOES NOT INTEND TO DELAY AWARD IN ORDER FOR AN INELIGIBLE OFFER OR ITS SOURCE(S) OF SUPPLY TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE AUTHORITY TO ACCESS THE EXPORT-CONTROLLED DATA. THE SAM.GOV WEBSITE WILL BE USED TO ISSUE THE SOLICITATION, AMENDMENTS OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOLICITATION.