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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio intends to solicit for the following National Stock Numbers (NSNs). The purpose of this contract is to provide stock replenishment coverage in support of military depots. NSN 4730-01-102-8804, COUPLING,TUBE, FOB Origin and Inspection and Acceptance at Destination is required. The NAICS for this item is 332996 with a business size standard of 550. Approved Sources: DAR-KEN INC (CAGE 1KE04), ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS CORP (CAGE 70628) . This is a critical part. NSN: 4720-00-839-8724 HOSE,AIR DUCT, FOB Origin and Inspection and Acceptance at Origin is required. Approved Sources: DAR-KEN INC (CAGE 1KE04), ARROWHEAD PRODUCTS CORP (CAGE 70628), SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAGE 78286) . This is a critical part. This solicitation is being issued under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program. This is an UNRESTRICTED solicitation (Other Than Full and Open Competition) and will be solicited. This is not set-aside for small business. The requirement is a Fixed Price, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC), and the contract period will be for a 1-year base period and 4 one-year options to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The total duration (base plus option years) shall not exceed 4 years. This material is commercial; therefore, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 13.5 in its solicitation for these items. Interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Governments requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsmdla.mil/rfp on or about the issue date of May 18, 2025 (05/18/25) under solicitation# SPE7MX25R0063. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, proposals will be evaluated according to best value procedures on the basis of Price, Past Performance, Delivery and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. All offers shall be in English and in US dollars. Subcontracting plan may be required. The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line Reverse Auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. During the course of the on-line auction, offerors' proposed prices will be publicly disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having access to the on-line auction. This public disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror's identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government), and only generic identifiers will be used publicly for each offeror's proposed pricing (e.g., "Offeror A"). By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the Reverse Auction and that their prices may be publicly disclosed, including to other offerors, during the Reverse Auction. An offeror's final auction price will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the Reverse Auction, unless the Contracting Officer decides that further discussions are needed and final proposal revisions are again requested in accordance with FAR 15.307. Submission of proposal by electronic commerce (e-mail) is allowed. The preferred method to submit proposal is to upload through Dibbs. Submit e-mailed proposals to [email protected]. E-mailed proposals cannot exceed 15MB.