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48 -- DIRECT LINEAR VALVE SOL N0038396R0052 DUE 041996 POC Contact Point, Stanley L Shumas, 0234.02, (215)697-3774, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail, Contracting Officer, Rita Kenney, 0234, (215)697-6527 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-4820-01-008-0689-PF, Ref Nr (73030) 749056-71, Qty 80 EA, Delivery FOB Origin-----This is a requirement for establishment of a ''repair'' requirements contract for Wing Sweep Actuator System components used on the F-14 aircraft. Only United Technologies, Hamilton Standard Division (73030), will be solicited as the articles to be repaired are highly specialized parts for which only the aforementioned commercial concern has the prerequisite knowledge, familiarity and special test equipment necessary to perform the requisite repairs. The solicitation will be issued with a one year base period and include 3 one year option periods executeable at the Government's discretion The 80 each estimated quantity is for the combined base and option periods. In addition to the subject item, the solicitation will include repairs for associated Wing sweep Actuator System components, i. e., Electro Actuators and Hydraulic Servovalves. Any other interested parties should contact NAVICP Source Development at 215-697-5717 for information regarding technical qualification for future requirements., See Note 22 (0059)

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