Directorate Of Contracting/Bldg 1233, Oo-Alc/ 6072 Fir Avenue, Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5820

48 -- VALVE SOL F42620-96-Q-63296 DUE 090496 POC For copy, PKX-2/Pamala Chaffee/(FAX)801-777-7522, For additional information contact Janet Robertson/Lfke/(801)777-5777 Item 0001 NSN 4820-00-793-5837BF P/N: 840892-05, Valve assy relief canopy normal pneumatic. Dim: 2.165 inches by. 87 inches. Kind of material. Aluminum anod QQ-A-268. Function of item. Relives canopy normal system pressure if and when pressure regulator fails. 168ea. Applicable to: F4b/C/D/E Rf4c. Destn: Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5820. Delivery: 30 May 97 168 ea The approximate issue/response date will be 12 Aug 96. The anticipated award date will be 04 Sep 96. Written procedure will be used for this solicitation. To: Grindley Mfg Inc, Los Angeles Ca 90039-3832. To: Noah Howden Inc, Corona Ca 91718-0440. 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. 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. Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are incomplete or not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. Request 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. The Government does not own the data or the rights to the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources. It has been determined to be uneconomical to buy the data or rights to the data. It is uneconomical to reverse engineer the part. Beginning May 1996, Ogden Air Logistics Center/PK (00-ALC/PK), Hill Air Force Base, Utah began 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. (0205)

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