15--TANK,FUEL,AIRCRAFT

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is seeking a supplier for a fuel tank for aircraft, with a quantity of 171 units. The item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, and only sources previously approved by the Government for this item have been solicited. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The key requirements for this opportunity include the ability to provide newly manufactured spares, with no refurbished, remanufactured, or repaired material acceptable. The successful supplier must also meet the qualification procedures approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. • The item is a critical safety item (CSI) and requires engineering source approval by the design control activity. • The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government. • An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. • The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition.