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53 -- RING, BEARING SEAL SOL 96RM146 DUE 040396 POC Contact Point, David J Russial, 0232.21, (215)697-2557, 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 1R-5365-00-042-7344-SN, Qty 73 EA, Deliver to NSC Jacksonville FL, Contract 100 Percent Small Business Set Aside-----. Drawings are not available. Competition will be limited to (07039) Berkshire Industries and (24008) B & E tool since this is a ''source controlled'' item. This synopsis is for solicitation N00383-96-R-M146 (not originally synopsized). Quantity has been increased to 73 ea. per amendment 0001 to solicitation., See Note 23 (0065)

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