NSN: 4235-01-629-8736
Weapon System / End Item:
Item: Pad, Absorbent
Part Number(s): AP101259

Approve Source(s) of Supply: Santiz Enterprises, Inc., DBA - CAGE 57AD8

The Government does not have any drawings for this NSN.

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFOMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLTY VOLUNTARY.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed item are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by May 19, 2017. Please provide the POCs, and location of manufacturer (City & State or Country if applicable). All of this information can be submitted to [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Contracting Office Address:
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond, Virginia 23297-5000
United States

If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit your application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all of the technical data needed to demonstrate that the prospective contractor can competently manufacture the product to the same level of quality, or better, than the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The responsibility is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Aviation is procuring.

To determine the mandatory requirements to submit for Category I-III parts, the offeror must go to this website:
http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Aviation/Source%20Approval%20Handbook.pdf

If there is an open solicitation for a NSN which you want to submit a SAR, please submit the SAR directly to the buyer noted on the solicitation. When this SAR package is received it will be forwarded to the Technical branch to review whether addition is possible to the Item Description for this item. If you are submitting a SAR for a NSN with no open solicitation, please send it to the Competition Advocate SAR Program Office address below:

SAR Program
DLA Aviation
Attn: DLA AVN-DU (SAR Program Manager)
8000 Jefferson Davis Highway
Richmond, VA 23297-5100

Questions concerning SAR packages can be directed to:

Jennifer Wrenn
804-279-5114
[email protected]