16--PAM,AIRCRAFT,MATERI

The US Navy is soliciting proposals for the procurement of aircraft parts, specifically NSN 7R-1680-015817867-E7, REF NR 136K300G02, with a quantity of 572 EA. The parts require engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain quality. The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing/repair knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government. • The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award. • The item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. • Only the source(s) previously approved by the Government for this item have been solicited. • If a company is not an approved source, they must submit the information detailed in one of the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) Source Approval Information Brochures with their proposal.