NSN 2840-01-127-3200

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to determine if other companies are capable of manufacturing (or legitimately obtaining) the following item 2840-01-127-3200, Seal, Labyrinth. This item is currently manufactured by the sources below.Mentis Sciences Inc. (Cage 1DAD1) under part numbers 118303-13-000 and 34633Williams International Co., LLC under part number 34633This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This is not a request for an offer. This does not constitute as 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 strictly voluntary.Interested parties who consider

themselves qualified to manufacture (or legitimately obtain) the above listed supplies are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by December 09, 2022 at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Ryan Loeffelholz at ryan.loeffelholz@dla.milContracting Office Address: 6090 Strathmore Rd., Richmond, VA 23237Primary Point of Contact: Ryan Loeffelholz, Contract Specialist, Phone: 804-279-1452, Email: ryan.loeffelholz@dla.mil If your company desires to be reviewed and qualified as an "Approved Source" for this item, submit an application package through the Source Approval Request (SAR) Program as outlined in the attached JACG SAM HB document. 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 required item. The onus 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.If you are submitting a SAR for this NSN, please use these instructions: To submit your SAR please send an email to: dlaavnsmallbus@dla.mil, subject "request a SAR drop off". After we receive your email request a "request for drop off" will be returned, where you can download your file. Include CAGE code, the NSN and the email address where you want to receive the link. Please inform the buyer as well.