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43 -- FILTER,FLUID SOL N0038395RM100 DUE 032795 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 The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and /or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never made. This brochure can be obtained by calling A.S.O. at (215) 697-4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at ASO, submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure 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 and/or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. NSN 1R-4330-01-084-2759-XQ, Ref Nr AD-9718BEP-25, Qty 41 EA, Deliver to Commanding Officer Corpus Christi TX, Defense Distribt'n Depot San Diego San Diego CA ----- Drawings and other data are not available for this procurement. OFFERORS PLEASE NOTE SUBJECT ITEMS REQUIRES GOVERNMENT SOURCE APPROVAL PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD, BECAUSE THE PART IS FLIGHT CRITICAL AND/OR THE TECHNICAL DATA AVAILABLE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT ACQUISITION VIA FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. THE TIME REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL OF A NEW SOURCE IS NORMALLY SUCH THAT AWARD CANNOT BE 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 BROCHURE INDENTIFIES IN DETAIL, THE 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 MADE, THE BROCHURE CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING ASO (215) 697-1254. ALSO, THE OFFEROR IS REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 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 BROCHURE, OR WHICH FAIL TO DOCUMENT PREVIOUS SUBMISSION OF THAT DATAWILL 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 (0040)

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