Directorate Of Contracting, Oo-Alc 6050 Gum Lane/Bldg 1215, Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5825

16 -- LINK AND PISTON PIN ASSY SOL F42630-96-R-69763 DUE 071296 POC For copy, PKX-2/Pamala Chaffee/(FAX)801-777-7522, For additional information contact Landing Gear/Photo/Likl/(801)777-6501 Item 0001 NSN 1620-01-184-0160 P/N: 1881A3660, Dim: 2'' x 4'' approx. Kind of material: steel. Function of item: connects piston mlg and brake link. 452ea. Applicable to: B-1b. Destn: Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5825. Delivery: 29 Nov 96 452 ea Qualification requirements: Sources must be qualified prior to being considered for award. The solicitation will contain instructions for obtaining further information on this requirement. The requirements of FAR 9.202(A) have been completed and copies of the qualification requirements and standards may be obtained as described in the solicitation. These qualification requirements apply to line item(s) all The approximate issue/response date will be 12 Jun 96. To: Aero Precision Machining Corp, Franklin Park Il 60131-0000. To: B F Goodrich, Cleveland Oh 44105-2054. To: Coltec Industries Inc, Euless Tx 76040-7012. To: Heroux Inc, Quebec Canada J4h-3n2. 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. The proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one, or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Award will be made only if the offeror, the product/service, or the manufacturer meets qualification requirements at the time of award in accordance with FAR clause 52.209-1. The solicitation identifies the office where additional information can be obtained concerning qualification requirements is cited in each individual solicitation. 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. Requests for copies of solicitations must reference the entire solicitation number, including purchasing office identification number. To expedite your request, limit the number of individual solicitation numbers requested per letter to not more than 10. Don't request information on this requirement until after the issue date. 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 as 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 Jack S. Jones if your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer (801)777-6991. Beginning May 1996, Ogden Air Logistics Center/PK (00-ALC/PK), Hill Air Force Base, Utah will begin a ''phase in'' process, distributing drawings associated with solicitation packages on CD ROM. Aircraft, Commodities and Missile Procurements will be affected. The ''phase in'' process will be by NSN. During this period data may be available on CD-ROM, Floppy Disk, or aperature cards. CD-ROM is the medium of preference. After SEP 1996 data available by CD-ROM will gradually increase. The minimum set-up requirements to view the drawings supplied by OO-ALC areas follows: 386 INTEL 33MHZ processor or higher; 8 MEGABYTES RAM; Any size hard drive; CD ROM reader (1X, 2X OR 4X); 14'' color monitor (17'' is recommended) DOS 5.0 or higher; windows 3.1 or higher, UNZIP software. To provide comments please contact Brad Bennett (801)777-0889 by 15 April 1996. For technical information please contact Kim Call at 801-777-6225. Limited or Rightsguard Data will be provided on aperature cards until further notice. (0144)

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