Contract Specialist: Ahmed Labault Email: [email protected]
NSN: 2940-015265483
Approved Source(s): Donaldson Company Inc (18265)
The AMC/AMSC for this NSN listed above is (3C)
AMC (3): Acquire, for the second or subsequent 􀆟me, directly from the actual manufacturer.
AMSC (C): This part requires engineering source approval by the design control ac􀆟vity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Exis􀆟ng unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisi􀆟on of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essen􀆟al to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control ac􀆟vity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering ac􀆟vity. The qualifica􀆟on procedures must be approved by the Government engineering ac􀆟vity having jurisdic􀆟on over the part in the intended applica􀆟on. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control ac􀆟vity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid.
Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these, items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All informa􀆟on may be submited.
directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This informa􀆟on must be provided by the response date.
indicated above.
Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source", they may submit an
applica􀆟on package through the DLA Land and Mari􀆟me Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request
(SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospec􀆟ve
contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality or beter than the
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate
their product is equal to, or beter, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Mari􀆟me is
procuring.
For further informa􀆟on, please reference the DLA Land Mari􀆟me web page shown below and click on
the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explana􀆟on for the informa􀆟on and
format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process.
htp://www.landandmari􀆟me.dla.mil/programs/altofferor/