Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, NAS Acquisition Contracting Team, AMQ-210, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

58 -- QUALIFIED VENDORS LIST POC Brenda Welchel, Contract Specialist, (405) 954-7736 The Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC), 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK, intends to establish a Qualified Vendors List (QVL) to be used for multiple FAA procurements for the manufacturing of modification kits primarily in the navigational aids, communications, radar, weather, and environmental areas in support of National Airspace System (NAS) equipment to improve the safety and system/equipment reliability and supportability. Once established, the QVL will be reviewed on an annual basis to determine the need for updating. To be considered for inclusion on this list, the following minimum qualification requirements of this initial Screening Information Request (SIR) must be met. (1) Contractors must be located within a 50 mile radius of MMAC for the purpose of providing technical guidance, monitoring manufacturing processes, identifying potential problem areas in a timely manner, witnessing factory tests, and monitoring packaging procedures by FAA personnel. (2) Requirements to manufacture modification kits under this QVL will be 100% Set-Aside for small business concerns. The FAA Acquisition Management System manual defines a small business as follows: ''Small business is a business, including it's affiliates, that is independently owned and operated and not dominant in producing or performing the supplies or services being purchased, and one that qualifies as a small business under the Federal Government's criteria and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) size standards.'' To be considered for the QVL, contractors must be classified as a small business under SIC code 3812. (3) Contractors must produce evidence of satisfactory past performance history on government contracts. Past performance information must include previous contract number(s) and point(s) of contact by name and telephone number whereby the data can be verified by the FAA. (4) Contractors must provide evidence of manufacturing capabilities. Qualified contractors are requested to give written notification (including the name and telephone number of a point of contact) to the procuring office listed in this notice, with reference made to Qualified Vendor List File # 96-26447, within 14 calendar days from the date of this publication. To receive consideration, contractors should identify their abilities by specifically addressing each of the four requirements set forth above. The FAA reserves the right to consider contractors that meet the above criteria and have performed satisfactorily on past procurements. The QVL will be limited to the top four (4) companies that meet or exceed the minimum qualification requirements of this and any additional SIRs used in the down selection process. Data that has been falsely submitted will result in permanent removal from consideration for future QVLs. Incomplete packages will be disposed of without further action by the contracting officer unless an inadequate number of responses are received. (0173)

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