The tender outlines extensive manufacturing qualification requirements for the interface unit, comm (NSN: ****, PN: ****). Potential suppliers must demonstrate facilities, testing, and inspection capabilities, verify data packages, and manufacture the item according to government requirements. A pre-contract qualification article is required, along with a test plan and report. The government retains the right to inspect testing processes. There are also source qualification waiver criteria. An estimated cost for testing and evaluation is $12,****, and an estimated time for qualification is 180 days. Successful qualification does not guarantee contract award.
The offeror shall notify the appropriate government small business office or, if responding to a solicitation, the contracting officer in the appropriate government contracting office, of intent to qualify as a source for this interface unit, comm. The offeror must verify that he has a complete data package. The offeror must manufacture this item to conform to the government requirements as prescribed within the esa-approved engineering-technical data package. The offeror must provide, at their own expense, data showing the results of all quality, performance, and environmental evaluations conducted by the offeror to show compliance with the government requirements as prescribed by 416th scmsgueaa. The offeror must provide, at their own expense, a precontract award qualification article for evaluation by the government. The offeror must be fully qualified in order to be eligible for a contract award.
The offeror shall make their facilities, equipment, tooling, and personnel available for evaluation and inspection by the government. The government retains the right to exercise the option to inspect the testing processes, including onsite witnessing of any or all documented testing.
The offeror must provide, at their own expense, a precontract award qualification article for evaluation by the government. This article must comply with all of the requirements of drawing ****.
The estimated likely costs for testing and evaluation, which will be incurred by the potential offering party to become qualified, is $12,****.
