SPACER,COMPRESSOR R

What they want

• Make and deliver 118 spacers (NSN 2840-01-305-5306RV, PN 364806P20), new manufacture only, AMS 4928 titanium
• Price either Bid A (first article testing required) or Bid B (first article waived); do not quote both
• Bid A: deliver 3 first article parts within 180 calendar days of award (1 is destroyed in Government testing, 2 are non-destructive), then the 118 production parts
• Deliver production parts to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, Tinker AFB, on or before 31 JUL 2028
• Mark each part with a unique item identifier (IUID) using bag/tag, per the IUID checklist
• Package per MIL-STD-2073-1 and mark shipments per MIL-STD-129
• Give prices for quantity ranges between a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 134, because the final quantity may change
• Invoice and send receiving reports through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)

What they'll judge offers on

• Technical capability (acceptable or unacceptable; no technical proposal needed, based on following Section B and the attachments)
• Price (unit price times quantity; for Bid A it also includes a $16,400.00 Government first article test cost added to the evaluated price)
• Past performance (mainly the Supplier Risk Score in SPRS at the close of the solicitation, plus CPARS and other Government sources; no record means a neutral rating)
• Small business participation (a Small Business Participation Plan is required from every offeror)

What to include when you submit

• Submit a signed copy of the solicitation with Sections A through K. On the SF 1447, complete blocks 12, 13, 14, 15 and 27 (name, title and date in block 27); your signature is an offer the Government can accept.
• Price every line item in Section B individually, or write ZERO DOLLAR CHARGE. Quote Bid A or Bid B, not both.
• Include a statement in Section A of your proposal that it is valid for at least the number of days in Section A (the form says 120 days) from the closing date.
• Include a Small Business Participation Plan (first-tier subcontractors only; percentages of subcontracted and total dollars; goals for SDVOSB, HUBZone, small disadvantaged and women-owned firms; the work you will do yourself if you are small). If goals are not met, give specific reasons.
• Fill in the Section E inspection and acceptance address and the Section F F.O.B. origin address, and complete the Section K representations and certifications.
• List any exceptions to the terms in the Table 1 format (document, paragraph, requirement, rationale). Failing to comply with terms may remove you from consideration.
• Give the name, title and phone of people who can obligate your company and who can negotiate, plus company address, CAGE code, UEI, business size and labor surplus area designation, and all work locations.
• Acknowledge any amendments with your proposal. The buyer is the only point of contact; send questions in writing.

You must have

• Must already be an approved source for this part (qualification requirement). Award goes only to sources that finish qualification before award, and the Government will not wait for pending Source Approval Requests. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be approved
• Access to export-controlled drawings and the Engineering Data List, available only to vendors authorized to view export-controlled data. authorized to view export-controlled data.
• Active SAM registration with an electronic business point of contact, and registration in WAWF for invoicing. Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/
• Higher-level quality system: comply with one of the listed standards (ISO 9001, AS9100 or NATO AQAP 2070) as shown on each line item. The Contractor shall comply with the standard(s) listed below.
• Item unique identification (IUID) marking is required on delivered parts (bag/tag per the IUID checklist). IUID Required: Yes
• Buy American Act / Balance of Payments Program applies, along with clauses that restrict where specialty metals can come from. 252.225-7008 RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION OF SPECIALTY METALS (MAR 2013)
• The DoD NIST SP 800-171 assessment clause is included, so expect cybersecurity paperwork requirements. The clause text is not reproduced here. 252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DOD ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS (NOV 2023)

Current contractor

No incumbent or previous contract is named. The documents name Pratt & Whitney as the OEM and as the prime contractor exempt from first article testing.

Not in the notice text

• The estimated dollar value of the contract is not stated.
• The engineering drawings and Engineering Data List are export controlled and are only visible through a secure link on the SAM.gov notice, not in these documents.
• How to become an approved source (the Source Approval Request requirements) is not included; only the AFSC Small Business Office contact is given.
• The final quantity is not fixed (118 now, between 22 and 134 possible).
• The Special Packaging attachment (2169) listed in Section J was not provided.
• About 27,500 characters in the middle of the main solicitation (part of the Section K representations and certifications) were left out of what was read.
• Which quality standard (ISO 9001, AS9100 or NATO AQAP 2070) applies on each line is not clear because the check boxes did not come through.
• No contract award date, incumbent price or past award history is given.