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66 -- STANDARD ENGINE TEST SYSTEM (SETS) SOL N68335-96-R-0164 DUE 050196 POC Dianne Mount Code 2131, (908) 323-2903. Buyer/Contracting Officer is J. Fackental. 1 each Standard Engine Test System (SETS), P/N 3098AS7000-2, technical data and technical support for installation into A/F37T-10 Engine Test Facility. Deliver 24 months after award. FOB destination to NAS Lemoore. This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not own specifications or drawings to permit full and open competition. The Government intends to procure one unit, P/N 3098AS7000-2, from the manufacturer, Aero Systems Engineering, St. Paul, Minnesota, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 and under an approved Justification and Approval. Firms that can recognize and produce the required items described are encouraged to identify themselves. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which may be considered by the Government in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. (0081)

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