ARMOR, TRANSPARENT, V : 2541 7014810671
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AI-generated · Feb 26, 2026Identify potential sources to manufacture a transparent armor panel (NSN 2541-01-555-4873). Hawkins Glass Wholesalers LLC is the current approved source (P/N HGW4873). This item requires engineering source approval by the design control activity to maintain quality, due to unique design capability and data rights that favor procurement from approved sources. If a company is not already approved, it must qualify under the design control activity’s procedures with government approval.
Alternate source qualification follows AMC/AMSC rules based on the number of approved sources: if only one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 apply; if two or more sources are approved or data are adequate for an alternate, AMCs 1 or 2 apply. Interested firms may pursue approval by submitting a SAR package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program, demonstrating the ability to manufacture the item to at least OEM quality and including required technical data. Details are on the DLA Land and Maritime SAR program page; respond by the date indicated in the notice.
Contract Specialist: Logan McLaughlin Email: Logan.McLaughlin@dla.mil NSN : 2541-01-555-4873 Approved Source(s):- HAWKINS GLASS WHOLESALERS LLC (3RRM7) P/N: HGW4873 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is 3 C AMC 3 Acquire, for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. (c) AMSC C . This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4, or 5 are valid. If at least two sources are approved or if data is adequate for an alternate source to qualify in accordance with the design control activity's procedures, AMCs 1 or 2 are valid. Please review the NSN listed above and provide any sources that may be able to manufacture these items. The approved sources for this NSN are currently listed above. All information may be submitted directly to the Contract Specialist listed above. This information must be provided by the response date indicated above. Should a company wish to be reviewed and qualified as an Approved Source , they may submit an application package through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program. A SAR package contains all 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 onus is on the contractor to document and demonstrate their product is equal to, or better, than the currently approved item which DLA Land and Maritime is procuring. For further information, please reference the DLA Land Maritime web page shown below and click on the highlight: Alternate Offer/Source Approval Program for detailed explanation for the information and format necessary for a SAR and for the SAR approval process. https://www.dla.mil/Land-and-Maritime/Business/Selling/Alternate-Offers/ Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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