Navy Aviation Supply Office, 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, Pa 19111-5098

53 -- SEAL,PLAIN ENCASED SOL N0038394RM541 DUE 012395 POC Contact Point, William M Fitzpatrick, 0232.07, (215)697-3820, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail, Contracting Officer, Susan I Stein, 0232.06, (215)697-1070 NSN 1R-5330-01-136-7800-TN, SPEC NR TDP VER 002, Ref Nr 4055T66G01, Qty 1895 EA, Deliver to Defense Distribt'n Depot San Diego San Diego CA, NSC Bldg 110Naval Air Station Jacksonville FL --Subject item requires Government Source Approval priot to contract award, because the part is FLIGHT CRITICAL and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support asquisition via full and oepn competition. The time required for aproval of a new source is normally such that award cannot delayed pending approval of a new source.\ \An offeror that is not an approved source must submit, together with its proposal, the information detailed in the U.S. NAVY AVIATION SUPPLY OFFICE SOURCE APPROVAL INFORMATION BROCHURE. This brochureidentifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item.\ \If this is an item the offeror's company has never nade, the brochure can be obtained by calling ASO at (215) 697-1254. Also, the offeror is requestd to submit, with its offer, a copy of the cover letter which forwarded the request for source approval, if the request for source approval is currently being evaluated at ASO. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the source approval brochure, or which fail to document previous subission of that data, will not be considered for award under this solicitation.\ \PLEASE NOTE; IF EVALUATION OF A SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST SUBMITTED HEREUNDER CANNOT BE PROCESSED IN TIME TO MEET GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS, AWARD OF THE SUBJECT REQUIREMENT MAY CONTINUE BASED ON FLEET SUPPORT NEEDS.\ @@@, See Notes 22,23 (0020)

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