QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE SATISFIED TO BECOME A QUALIFIED SOURCE
a. Prequalification Notice/Sources Sought: 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 POWER CONTROL ASSEM.
b. Facilities, Testing, and Inspection Capabilities: The offeror must certify to the government that
they have, or have access to, the required facilities and equipment to manufacture, inspect, test,
package, and store the item. The offeror shall make their facilities, equipment, tooling, and
personnel available for evaluation and inspection by the government.
c. Data Verification: The offeror must verify that he has a complete data package. This verification
must include a complete list of all procedures, drawings, and specifications, including change
notices, in the offeror’s possession including, at a minimum Lockheed Martin(81755) drawing
16E3648. The offeror may also be required to produce copies of all applicable procedures,
drawings, or specifications.
d. Manufacture/Process Verification: 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 show compliance with Unique Identification (UID) requirements in
accordance with DFARS 211.274 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 SCMS/GUEAA. The
offeror shall also identify its sources for materials and its standards for internally used
processes.
e. Test and Evaluation and/or Verification: The offeror, at their own expense, shall prepare and
submit to 416th SCMS/GUEAA for their prior approval, a qualification test plan/procedure
detailing how they intend to verify compliance with all performance, environmental,
mechanical, and quality assurance requirements identified by Drawing 16E3648. After
completion of the approved qualification testing, the offeror shall be required to submit a
complete test report of the results to 416th SCMS/GUEAA for their review and approval prior to
the contract award. The government retains the right to exercise the option to inspect the
testing processes, including on-site witnessing of any or all documented testing. To allow
accomplishing this, the offeror shall notify the government at least 60 days in advance of the
occurrence of any testing that will be used as a basis for qualification. The offeror’s facilities
shall be made available for government inspection during these tests.
f. Qualification Article Verification: The offeror must provide, at their own expense, a pre-contract
award qualification article for evaluation by the government. This article must comply with all
of the requirements of Drawing 16E3648. This article shall be subjected to a form, fit, and
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function evaluation to demonstrate compatibility with the weapon system and to evaluate the
manufacturing capability of the offeror. Offerors will be notified whether or not their
qualification article passed or failed the required qualification testing within 90 days of
submitting a product for qualification testing. Note that successful completion of the
qualification testing does not guarantee any contract award. If the offeror is deemed qualified
and awarded the contract, a post-contract award first article exhibit may be required to verify
production capability.
g. Qualification Requirement Cost Estimate: Estimated likely costs for testing and evaluation, which
will be incurred by the potential offering party to become qualified: $5,000.00.
h. Qualification Time Completion Estimate: It is the estimate of the engineering support activity
that completion of this qualification effort should require 180 days. This is based on complexity
of the POWER CONTROL ASSEM and other factors.
i. Qualification Time Limitation: An offeror may not be denied the opportunity to submit and have
considered an offer for a contract if the offeror can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
contracting officer that the offeror (or its product) meets these standards for qualification or can
meet them before the date specified for award of the contract. The award will not be delayed
to provide the vendor with an opportunity to demonstrate its ability to meet the standards
specified in this qualification requirement.
j. Evaluation of Proposals Not Previously Qualified: The offeror must be fully qualified in order to
be eligible for a contract award. Therefore, the offeror must fulfill all of the requirements
stated, in writing, in the qualification requirement before the date specified for award of the
contract. Once all requirements are met, the offeror will be listed as an approved source for this
item. Approval, however, does not guarantee subsequent contract award.
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2. SOURCE QUALIFICATION WAIVER REQUIREMENTS
Sources who meet any of the following source Qualification Waiver Criteria (QWC) may apply for a
waiver of all or part of the qualification requirements. If a waiver is granted and the offeror is awarded a
contract, the offeror may still be required to provide a post-contract award first article exhibit to verify
production capability:
a. QWC1: The potential source submits written certification that the articles have been supplied to
the government or original equipment manufacturer (e.g., DD Form 250, Material Inspection
and Receiving Report, Purchase Order invoice, etc).
b. QWC2: A source qualified to provide an assembly is usually qualified to provide subassemblies,
major components, and items of that assembly.
c. QWC3: A source qualified to provide earlier dash numbers of a basic P/N may be qualified to
provide other dash numbers of that same basic P/N, provided there is no increase in complexity,
criticality, or other relevant requirements.
d. QWC4: A source qualified to provide a similar or like item can be qualified to provide the
required item. However, for approval, the engineering authority must verify that there is no
increase in complexity, criticality, or other requirements over that of the similar item. At a
minimum, the source shall provide a complete set of drawings for the similar item and written
proof, such as purchase orders, shipping documents, etc., to show that the similar item was
provided to the original equipment manufacturer or DoD.
e. QWC5: A source previously qualified to provide an item, but which has been purchased, sold,
merged, absorbed, reformed, split, etc., may qualify if it can be established that the qualification
is currently with the requester and that the requester has the same or equivalent facilities,
tooling, equipment, personnel, and utilizes the original forging, castings, etc., in the manufacturing process.
