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16 -- OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR SOL N0038396R0057 DUE 041996 POC Contact Point, Ruth H Hinton, 0225.06, (215)697-2030, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail, Contracting Officer, Elizabeth Mccarthy, 0225, (215)697-4859 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-1660-01-389-3727-LX, Ref Nr 3261077-0101, Qty 300 EA, Delivery FOB Origin-----@This synopsis is for a three-year Repair Indefinite Quantity contract with two one-year options. In addition to the above item, several other items of the Oxygen Enriched Airsystem will also be included in the award, including:7R 1660-01-296-3766, P/N 3261009-0105, Qty 150; 7R 4810-01-374-6574, P/N 164784 9-1, Qty 200. The quantities shown are estimated repair quantities. Due to the requirement for potential sources to undergo an extensive qualification process in order to demonstrate repair capability, only the approved source, Litton Systems, Inc. Instruments and Life Support Division, Cage 99251, will be solicited. Any other interested sources should contact NAVICP'S Source Development Division, (215) 697-5717, for information on the qualification process. No drawings are available., See Note 22 (0059)

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