Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

59 -- ELECTRON TUBE SOL 18-Q-75940 POC James Ward, C.O., (405) 954-7755 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has a requirement for 8 each Electron tubes, NSN 5960-01-237-8995, P/N BTR689. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3671. These supplies are only known to be manufactured by Varian Associates, Inc., 150 Sohier Road, Beverly, MA 01915 because they maintain proprietary rights to all data and the Government lacks technical data, plans, drawings, specifications, or other documentation required for full and open competition. Other concerns having the ability to furnish the above property/services are requested to give written notification (including the name and telephone number of a point of contact) to the procuring office listed in this notice, with reference made to market survey file # 18-Q-75940, within 45 calendar days from the date of this publication. Responses should provide information regarding the ability of your concern to satisfy the Government's requirement. All responses to this market survey will be considered prior to further acquisition action by the Government. Any information received as a result of this announcement will not be provided to other contractors and will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The final determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition, based on any information provided, is solely within the discretion of the Government. (0306)

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