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16 -- PISTON ASSY SOL N0038395R0175 DUE 050195 POC Contact Point, Gladys J Nicholas, 0221.05, (215)697-2576, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail 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 7R-1620-01-163-5407-GF, Ref Nr 74A410854-1007, Qty 88 EA, Delivery FOB Origin----- This requirement also covers five additional line items of main landing gear spares as follows: 1) item 0002-7R 1620-01-163-5408 GF, head, secondary, sho, ref nr 74A410860-1007, QTY 79 EA 2) item 0003-7R 1620-01-163-5406 GF, cylinder assy, ref nr 74A410852-1005, QTY 204 EA 3) item 0004-7R 1620-01-242-9594 GF, shock absorber, ref nr 74A410850-1009, QTY 137 EA 4) item 0005-1R 1680-01-333-9485 SF, cylinder assy, ref nr 74A411624-1005, QTY 99 EA 5) item 0006-1R 1620-01-116-1438 GF, connecting link assy, ref nr 74A410680-1001, QTY 77 EA. No drawings available. The quantities noted for the six line items are based on an estimate for an indefinite delivery type, firm fixed contract over a five year period. (0069)

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