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70 -- HEADS-UP DISPLAY SOL N0038396YT106 DUE 080696 POC Contact Point, James F Ulrich, 0224.01, (215)697-1294, 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 NAVICP-P at (215) 697-4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVICP-P, 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-7025-01-333-6621-GF, Ref Nr (09344) 131000-19, Qty 30 EA, Delivery FOB Origin, RDD 45-----SUBJECT REQUIREMENT REPRESENTS NAVY'S PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR REPAIR, OVERHAUL AND/OR MODIFICATION, INCLUDING MATERIAL CONTROL, REPORTING AND MANAGEMENT, OF COMPONENTS USED TO SUPPORT THE HEADS-UP DISPLAY AND DIGITAL DISPLAY INSTRUMENTS UTILIZED ON F/A-18 AIRCRAFT. PENDING ACTION WILL ALSO EXTEND PRESENT REPAIR COVERAGE FOR THE HEADS-UP DISPLAY AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR UTILIZED ON AH1 AIRCRAFT (N00383-96-Y-T107 APPLIES TO LATTER).THESE REPAIRS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THROUGH MODIFICATION OF BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT N00383-92-G-K209, TO EXTEND THE CURRENT ORDERING PERIOD THROUGH 15 JULY 97. REPAIR OF THE F/A-18 HUD ITEMS HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS ''CORE''. THE SUBJECT BOA WILL PROVIDE FOR REPAIRS, OVERHAUL AND/OR MODIFICATION EFFORTS WHICH ARE BEYOND THE NAVY'S ORGANIC REPAIR CAPABILITY. KAISER ELECTRONICS SAN JOSE, CA, IS THE ONLY KNOWN COMMERCIAL SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUCH REPAIR EFFORT. COMPLETE DATA REUIRED TO SUPPORT SUCH EFFORT BY ANY OTHER SOURCE IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE VARIOUS ITEMS LISTED ARE A SAMPLING OF THE MORE COSTLY OF 26 SEPARATE LINE ITEMS. A COMPLETE LISTING WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN REQUEST.\ F/A-18 HUD ITEMS (SAMPLING);\MIXER STAGE, FREQ (09344)131130-9, 60 EA./PRISM, (09344) 131400-19, 15 EA./\ INDICATOR, DIGITAL, (09344) 129000-59, 154 EA.\ AH1 ITEMS (ALL);\HEADS-UP DISPLAY, (09344) 42000-39, 40 EA.\ PROCESSOR, SIGNAL, (09344) 121000-19, See Note 22 (0169)

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