PARTS KIT,BATTERY 7014813889
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AI-generated · Feb 18, 2026A battery parts kit (NSN 6160-016528615) is being requested as a potential source of supply. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation is listed as an approved source, with Stratus Systems currently the only other supplier able to provide these parts because the necessary data to compete or draft adequate specifications is not available and reverse engineering is not feasible at this time. No other source is considered able to provide this item based on current information. Review the NSN and identify any additional manufacturers who can produce the item, and submit information to the contracting office by the stated response date.
If your firm wants to be considered an Approved Source, submit an Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) package through the DLA Land and Maritime SAR Program. The package must demonstrate your capability to manufacture the product to the same or better quality than the OEM, with documentation showing equivalence or superiority. Detailed guidance and the SAR process are available on the DLA Land and Maritime website.
Contract Specialist: John McCarthy Email: john.mccarthy@dla.mil NSN : 6160-016528615 Approved Source(s) NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 26916 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The AMC/AMSC for the NSN listed above is 3 D AMC "3" Items found to be procured from the actual mfgr or vendor, including a prime contractor who is the actual mfgr. " AMSC "D" The data needed to acquire these parts competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. Stratus Systems is the only company at this time that can provide these parts since it is not economically feasible for the government to reverse engineer the items at this time. Based on all available information provided to the Contracting Officer, no other source can provide this item. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/altofferor/ Thank you in advance for your assistance.
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