Defense Logistics Agency: Procurement & Quality Requirements

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3. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • The Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) is undergoing a major rewrite, focusing on removal of duplicative and redundant regulations and unproductive requirements on Industry. • Information previously contained in DLAD provisions and clauses may now appear in either Procurement Notes or Technical and Quality Requirements.

4. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • Procurement notes contain instructions to offerors/evaluation criteria • Appear in applicable uniform contract format (UCF) section of the solicitation or contract along with standard FAR/DFARS/DLAD Clauses. • May also appear separate from the FAR/DFARS/DLAD clauses in Section B, as added by the buyer. • Identified by appropriate UCF letter followed by three numbers. • Technical and Quality Requirements contain technical, quality, packaging requirements • Appear in Section B Procurement Identification Description (PID). • Identified by five-digit code, beginning with an I or R.

5. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • Proc Notes and Technical/Quality Requirements will be incorporated by reference in solicitations and awards, unless they require fill-in, in which case they will be incorporated in full-text. Incorporated by Reference: “E01 Supplemental First Article Exhibit Disposition – Contractor Maintained (SEP 2016)” Incorporated in Full-Text: “E01 Supplemental First Article Exhibit Disposition – Contractor Maintained (SEP 2016) The first article units will be maintained or returned to the contractor to be used as a manufacturing standard. The contractor shall hold the approved first article units at the production facility until all production quantities have been produced and accepted. In the case of indefinite delivery contracts, the contractor shall hold the first article units until final production run has been approved and accepted on the first delivery order. The unit shall be considered a production guide or manufacturing standard if defects are reported on delivered material or problems are encountered during production. When disposing the units, the contractor shall follow DFARS 252.245-7004(d). ***** “

6. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • Procurement Notes: • Tech/Quality Requirements:

7. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • Full text of all Procurement Notes may be found at: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx (Defense Logistics Agency Directive (DLAD) Procurement Notes). • Full text of “Technical and Quality Requirements” may be found at: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx (Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Technical and Quality Master List of Requirements).

8. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • The Master lists of DLAD Proc Notes & T/Q Requirements may also be found on the DIBBS website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ , under the References section of the DIBBS Homepage.

9. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs • These links refer you to the DLA J7 page which contains the following links: • DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions • DLA Directive (DLAD) Procurement Notes • DLA Technical and Quality Mater List of Requirements

10. DLAD Proc Notes & TQ Reqs Questions concerning these changes may be sent to e-mail address: DLADrewrite@dla.mil

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