REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL:  SPE4A6-14-R-1305, NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER: 5995-01-569-7101, WIRING HARNESS.

THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE ISSUED AS AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) CONSISTING OF A BASE YEAR AND FOUR 1- YEAR OPTION PERIODS AND WILL BE SOLICITED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS UTILZING OTHER THAN FULL & OPEN COMPETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 USC 2304(C)(1).  THIS IS A NAVY CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM (CSI).  THIS IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM.

 THE APPROVED SOURCES:  CENTROID , INC , CAGE 21856,  DCX-CHOL ENTERPRISES INC, CAGE 27456, MARVIN ENGINEERING CO, CAGE 32067, DCX-CHOL  ENTERPRISES, CAGE 60118,  BOEING COMPANY, 76301, RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES, CAGE 072E5 AND BOEING COMPANY, CAGE 0PXV4, PART NUMBER: 1534AS250 RESPECTIVELY.

 A TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS NSN.

GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TESTING AND PRODUCTION LOT TESTING (PLT) REQUIRED.  HIGHER-LEVEL QUALITY INSPECTION APPLIES.

 THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL DEMAND QTY IS 338 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS.  THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 85 EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR ONLY.   THE GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 0 FOR OPTION PERIODS.  THE MAXIMUM  CONTACT QUANTITY IS 2,535  EACH FOR THE BASE YEAR AND OPTION PERIODS.  THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS  85  EACH AND THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QTY IS 338 EACH.   FOB DESTINATION WITH INSPECTION & ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN.  DELIVERY IS 417 DARO FOR THE BASE AND OPTION YEARS.  GOVERNMENT FAT CONSIST OF 4 SAMPLES, DELIVERY OF THE FAT IS 180 DAYS.

 AN EXPORT CONTROL BIDSET EXISTS FOR THIS NSN. 

"Item cited requires data which is restricted to contractors certified by DoD to access unclassified data per DoD 5220.22M.  Certification is obtained by submitting DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, to the Defense Logistics Information Services."

  STOCK SHIPMENTS WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL OF THE U.S.  THIS ITEM IS NOT A COMMERCIAL ITEM.   THE ITEM IS A CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM.

 PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STATISTICAL REPORTING (PPIRS-SR) APPLY AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. 


 This solicitation includes provision 52.215-9023, Reverse Auction.  Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Procurex system and review the Reverse Auction help tutorials at:  http://dla.procurexinc.com  to learn more about how to participate in an auction

  A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 12/23/2013 VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD (DIBBS) WEBSITE  AT  HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP.  FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT " REQUEST  FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FROM THE  MENU UNDER THE TAB " SOLICITATIONS." THEN CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF).  TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM.  A PAPER COPY OF THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS.  THE CLOSING DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS   JANUARY 27, 2014.