requalification Notice/Sources Sought: The offeror shall notify the appropriate government
Small Business Office or, if responding to a solicitation, the contracting officer in the 
appropriate government contracting office, of intent to qualify as a source for this 
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Facilities, Testing, and Inspection Capabilities: The offeror must certify to the government that 
they have, or have access to, the required facilities and equipment to manufacture, inspect, test, 
package, and store the item. The offeror shall make their facilities, equipment, tooling, and 
personnel available for evaluation and inspection by the government.

ata Verification: The offeror must verify that he has a complete data package. This verification 
ust include a complete list of all procedures, drawings, and specifications, including change
notices, in the offeror’s possession including, at a minimum 81755 (CAGE) drawing 16VE049006. The 
offeror may also be required to produce copies of all applicable procedures, drawings, or 
pecifications.
anufacture/Process Verification: The offeror must manufacture this item to conform to the 
government requirements as prescribed within the ESA-approved engineering/technical data ackage. 
The offeror must show compliance with Unique Identification (UID) requirements in accordance with 
DFARS 211.274 as prescribed within the ESA-approved engineering/technical data package. The offeror 
must provide, at their own expense, data showing the results of all quality, performance, and 
environmental evaluations conducted by the offeror to show compliance with the government 
requirements as prescribed by 416 SCMS/ GUEAA. The offeror shall also identify its sources for 
materials and its standards for internally used processes.

Test and Evaluation and/or Verification: The offeror, at their own expense, shall prepare and 
submit to 416 SCMS/ GUEAA for their prior approval, a qualification test plan/procedure etailing 
how they intend to verify compliance with all performance, environmental,
echanical, and quality assurance requirements identified by Drawing 16ZEO49. After ompletion of the 
approved qualification testing, the offeror shall be required to submit a complete test report of 
the results to 416 SCMS/ GUEAA for their review and approval prior to the contract award. The 
government retains the right to exercise the option to inspect the testing processes, including 
on-site witnessing of any or all documented testing. To allow accomplishing this, the offeror shall 
notify the government at least 30 days in advance of the occurrence of any testing that will be 
used as a basis for qualification. The offeror’s facilities shall be made available for government 
inspection during these tests.

Qualification Article Verification: The offeror must provide, at their own expense, a pre-contract 
award qualification article for evaluation by the government. This article must comply with all of 
the requirements of Drawing 16ZEO49. This article shall be subjected to a form, fit, and function 
evaluation to demonstrate compatibility with the weapon system and to evaluate the

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anufacturing capability of the offeror. Offerors will be notified whether or not their 
qualification article passed or failed the required qualification testing within 30 days of 
submitting a product for qualification testing. Note that successful completion of the 
qualification testing does not guarantee any contract award. If the offeror is deemed qualified and 
awarded the contract, a post-contract award first article exhibit may be required to verify 
roduction capability.

Qualification Requirement Cost Estimate: Estimated likely costs for testing and evaluation, which 
ill be incurred by the potential offering party to become qualified: $4,800.

Qualification Time Completion Estimate: It is the estimate of the engineering support activity that 
completion of this qualification effort should require 90 days. This is based on complexity of the 
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Qualification Time Limitation: An offeror may not be denied the opportunity to submit and have 
onsidered an offer for a contract if the offeror can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
contracting officer that the offeror (or its product) meets these standards for qualification or 
can
eet them before the date specified for award of the contract. The award will not be delayed to 
provide the vendor with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards specified 
in this qualification requirement.
Evaluation of Proposals Not Previously Qualified: The offeror must be fully qualified in order to 
be eligible for a contract award. Therefore, the offeror must fulfill all of the requirements 
stated, in writing, in the qualification requirement before the date specified for award of the 
contract. Once all requirements are met, the offeror will be listed as an approved source for this 
tem. Approval, however, does not guarantee subsequent contract award.

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QUALIFICATION WAIVER REQUIREMENTS

who meet any of the following source Qualification Waiver Criteria (QWC) may apply for a
f all or part of the qualification requirements. If a waiver is granted and the offeror is awarded 
a
, the offeror may still be required to provide a post-contract award first article exhibit to 
verify on capability:

WC1: The potential source submits written certification that the articles have been supplied to the 
government or original equipment manufacturer (e.g., DD Form 250, Material Inspection and Receiving 
Report, Purchase Order invoice, etc).
WC2: N/A

WC3: A source qualified to provide an assembly is usually qualified to provide subassemblies, ajor 
components, and items of that assembly.

WC4: A source qualified to provide earlier dash numbers of a basic P/N may be qualified to rovide 
other dash numbers of that same basic P/N, provided there is no increase in complexity, 
criticality, or other relevant requirements.
WC5: A source qualified to provide a similar or like item can be qualified to provide the required 
item. However, for approval, the engineering authority must verify that there is no ncrease in 
complexity, criticality, or other requirements over that of the similar item. At a
inimum, the source shall provide a complete set of drawings for the similar item and written proof, 
such as purchase orders, shipping documents, etc., to show that the similar item was provided to 
the original equipment manufacturer or DoD.

WC6: A source previously qualified to provide an item, but which has been purchased, sold, erged, 
absorbed, reformed, split, etc., may qualify if it can be established that the qualification s 
currently with the requester and that the requester has the same or equivalent facilities,
tooling, equipment, personnel, and utilizes the original forging, castings, etc., in the 
anufacturing process.
WC7: N/A

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