The Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime, is seeking sources for the procurement of the Steering Gear, Miter, identified by NSN 2530-01-472-9842. The agency is specifically looking for manufacturers capable of producing this item, as the current approved sources are R.H. Sheppard Co. Inc. and Oshkosh Defense LLC, with the latter being the only entities authorized to supply this part due to the lack of available data for competitive acquisition. This steering gear is critical for vehicular operations, and the government has determined that it is uneconomical to reverse engineer or acquire the necessary data from other sources. Interested parties should submit their information to MAJ George Sawyer at george.sawyer@DLA.mil by the specified response date, and those wishing to be considered as approved sources can apply through the DLA Land and Maritime Alternate Offer/Source Approval Request (SAR) Program.