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K -- HOT BOX MOD TO COLD BOX CORE MACHIN SOL F04699-96-R-9999 DUE 020896 POC For copy, contact the info office indicated., For additional information contact Melby.K5s/Pkocd/916-643-3795 Sacramento Air Logistics Center is intending to add by modification electrically heated hot box capability and hot box/S02 emission scrubber to a 44'' X 44'' horizontally parted cold box core machine. The required delivery for this capability is May 1996. The cold box core machine to be modified is currently being manufactured under contract F04699-95-C-0183 for use in the Casting Emission Reduction Program (CERP). This contract was awarded on a competitive basis to George Fischer Foundry Systems in Holly, MI. The proposed modification shall be negotiated as sole source to this same source, George Fischer Foundry Systems, as George Fischer Foundry Systems is the only known source qualified to provide the required hot box modification in the required timeframe. Refer to numbered Note 22. The approximate issue/response date will be 09 Jan 96. To: George Fischer Foundry Systems Inc, Holly Mi 48442 0040. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), Justification: Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. It is suggested that small business firms or others interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the described procurement make contact with the firm(s) listed. Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are incomplete or not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality a to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman, Allen Taylor at 916-643-5209 if your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer. (Do not call this number to request copies of solicitations.) (0355)

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