SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- Request for Interested Manufacturers of NSN 1615-01-412-0584 Drive Shaft Assembly
- Notice Date
- 6/29/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 332721
— Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- FD2060-18-00029
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2017
- Point of Contact
- Charles T. Massey, Phone: 478-926-5476
- E-Mail Address
-
charles.massey.3@us.af.mil
(charles.massey.3@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Interested Manufacturers FROM: (Danielle Rojas/411 th Rotary Wing/GULAB) TO: DLA Aviation Procurement Operations at Warner Robins (SPRWA1) LOCATION: Robins AFB, GA 31098-1813 FBO Post Title: Request for Interested Manufacturers of NSN 1615-01-412-0584 Drive Shaft Assembly SUBJECT: Market research is being conducted to identify potential sources that may possess the expertise, capabilities, and experience to meet the requirements for qualification and production of the Drive Shaft Assembly NSN 1615-01-412-0584, PN 212-340-111-101. ITEM DESCRIPTION The Drive shaft assembly is installed between the engine adapters mounted on the engine reduction gearbox and transmission input drive quill. The Drive Shaft Assembly is an aluminum tube with flex couplings bolted to each end to provide flexibility between the engine and transmission. Drive Shaft Assembly couplings are attached to the engine adapter and transmission input drive quill by bolts. Impediment to Competition: The original equipment manufacturer for this item is Bell Helicopter Textron INC. (CAGE 97499), which maintains its configuration by part number and software version. The Government does not own any data, drawings, schematics, or any other releasable technical data in support of this requirement. As a result, Bell Helicopter Textron INC. is the only known source with adequate knowledge of the Drive Shaft Assembly performance requirements and possession of the required technical data and capabilities needed to produce this item and ensure compatibility of the equipment. INTEREST The DLA/AWB Contracting Office intends to award a sole source contract to Bell Helicopter Textron INC. for the manufacture of the Drive Shaft Assembly in support of the UH-1N helicopter program. Other interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement no later than 14 July 2017 to Danielle Rojas via email ( danielle.rojas@us.af.mil ) and/or dla.dlr.proc@us.af.mil. The Government intends to procure these items using Other Than Full and Open Competition as prescribed by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. DISCLAIMER T h i s s o u r c e s s ou g h t synopsis is f o r i nf or m a t i o n a l p u rpo s e s o nl y. T h i s is n o t a req u e s t f or propo s a l. I t d oe s n o t c o ns t i tu t e a s o l ic i t a t i o n, a n d s h a l l n o t be c o n s t r u e d as a c o mmi t m e n t by t he g over n m e nt. Re s p o ns e s in a n y f or m a r e n o t o ff er s, a n d t he g over n m e n t is u nd e r n o o b l i g a t i o n t o awa r d a c o nt r act as a re sul t o f t h is a nn o u n c e m e n t. N o f u n d s a r e a v ai l ab l e t o p ay f o r prep a r a t i o n o f re s po n s e s t o t h i s a nn o u n c e m e n t. A n y i nf or ma t i o n s u bm i t t e d by re s po nd e n t s t o t his t e c h n ic a l d e s c r i p t i o n is s t r ic t l y vo lu n t a r y.
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