What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice; the solicitation governsThe Department of Defense is purchasing 897 electron tubes. This will be a best value award based on price, delivery, past performance, technical acceptability, and socioeconomic proposals.
Scope
- Purchase of 897 electron tubes (NSN: 5960-00-230-8366).
- Required to be manufactured under MIL-PRF-1N(1) SUP 1 NOT 1 and MIL-PRF-1/1648O(1) NOT 1.
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- Place of performance
- COLUMBUS, Ohio
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation no.
- SPE7M5-26-Q-0801
- Category
- Supplies & Equipment
- Size standard
- 750 employees SBA table, NAICS 334419
- Quantity
- 897 each from notice
- Delivery location
- W25G1U W1BG DLA DISTRIBUTION DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY 2001 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134 NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-50 from notice
- FOB
- Origin from notice
- Period of performance
- 647 days from notice
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price from notice
- Evaluation
- Best value tradeoff (FAR 15) from notice
- NSN
- 5960-00-230-8366 from notice
- Part number
- 8660 from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- None since Aug 28
- Contact
- Amy Plymale-Hillis614-692-8565
- Office
- DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA LAND AND MARITIME
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Notice as published
Electron Tube
Description: Solicitation# SPE7M5-26-Q-0801 Purchase Requisition#: 7016688839 NSN: 5960-00-230-8366 Item Description: Electron Tube Type of Set Aside: Unrestricted NAICS Code: 334419 Size Standard: 750 This requirement is for a quantity of 897 each. Price Breaks requested from a quantity of 200 - 1300. Solicitation will not contain a quantity option.
This solicitation will be issued under Full and Open Competition FAR 6.101 and will be in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 13.5 procedures. Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This is a Qualified Parts List (QPL) item that is required to be manufactured under the following specifications: IAW BASIC SPEC NR MIL-PRF-1N(1) SUP 1 NOT 1 REVISION NR N OTO 03/14/2022 PART PIECE NUMBER: 8660 IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-PRF-1/1648O(1) NOT 1 REVISION NR O OTO 03/27/2024 PART PIECE NUMBER: 8660 The Government required delivery is 647 days, and the item will be shipped to the government stock location at W25G1U W1BG DLA DISTRIBUTION DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY 2001 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134 NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-500 Inspection/Acceptance is at Origin, FOB Origin (First Destination Transportation applies) First Destination Transportation (FDT) applies.
This solicitation is being issued under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program to reduce cost of transportation through the use of Government-Arranged Transportation utilizing Government contracts and rates. If this acquisition is for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) FDT will not apply. For FDT program transportation requirements, see Procurement Note C16 - First Destination Transportation (FDT) Program, Government Arranged Transportation for Manual Awards, Procurement Note C17 - FDT Program-Shipments Originating from Outside the Contiguous United States and C20 - Vendor Shipment Module (VSM).
Offers should be submitted based on FOB Origin. For offerors whose shipments will originate from outside the contiguous United States, the offeror's FOB Origin price shall include transportation to a contiguous United States location that the offeror selects based on cost effectiveness or other variables at the offeror's discretion. Additional information about FDT can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/FDTPI/ This solicitation will include the following Technical/Quality notes: RD002- Covered Defense Information applies This solicitation is an RFP (Request for Proposal) and will issue around Feb 2, 2024.
It will be available at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil . Hard copies of this solicitation are not available and must be downloaded from the internet site above. Based upon market research, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.
While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance, technical acceptability, and any Socioeconomic proposals, in order to provide the best value to the Government.
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