DSCC'S ENFORCEMENT OF THE ALTERNATE OFFER PROVISION Attention Contractors: This notice is a reminder of DSCC's intent to strictly enforce DLAD 52.217-9002, Conditions for Evaluation and Acceptance for Offers for Part Numbered Items. The referenced provision states -- if an alternate product is offered, the offeror must furnish with its offer legible copies of all drawings, specifications, or other data necessary to clearly describe the characteristics and features of the alternate product being offered. Please be aware of the obligation to furnish legible data with the offer when citing an alternate product. Buys will not routinely be held up in order to request and wait for the necessary data. This means that as a rule, alternate offers received without the necessary documentation with the offer (RFQs) or by time of closing (RFPs/IFBs) will not be considered. In limited cases, the contracting officer may determine that it is in the government's best interest to wait for data not originally provided. Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) definition of an alternate product -- An exact product is the identical product desribed by the manufacturer's name and part number cited in the procurement identification description (PID) and manufactured by or under the direction of the manufacturer cited in the PID. Any product not meeting these criteria is considered an alternate product (includes surplus material) even though it may be manufactured in accordance with the drawing and/or specifications of the manufacturer cited in the PID. Contractors are also reminded of their obligation to furnish all necessary data/documentation, with their offer, when proposing surplus material to the government in response to a requirement.

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