58--TRANSMITTER, RADAR,

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is soliciting proposals for the procurement of radar transmitters. The required item is a 7R-5841-015873027-P8 transmitter with a reference number of 4987587-1, and the quantity required is 3 each. The item must be FAA-certified and possess a FAA Authorized Release Certificate. 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 item requires engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain the quality of the part. • 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.