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16 -- ROTARY WING BLADE SOL N0038397Y4505 DUE 120996 POC Contact Point, Thomas F Kendra, 0233.14, (215)697-1383, 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-1615-01-158-9679-VH, Ref Nr 70101-31000-046, Qty 1130 EA, Delivery FOB Origin-----, Drawings are not available. This requirement is for a Repair Indefinite Quantity Contract consisting of 2 base years with 3 one year options. The quantity shown above is a five year repair estimate only. In addition to the above item/ qty. there are 69 other line items which would require repair under the subject requirement. The above line items represent items utilized on the H-60 aircraft. Due to the extensive repair qualification process in order to demonstrate repair capabilities and organic capacity constraints, only Sikorsky Aircraft will be solicited since they are the only qualified commercial repair source. any other interested source should contact the NAVICP Source Development Department at (215)697-5717 for information regarding technical qualification for future requirements. NOTE: For synopsis purposes the following NSN's and 5 year total repair quantities are provided. These items reflect a majority of the dollars estimated for repair:011589678 870 ea, 012212615 167 ea., 013470735 1880 ea., 012894810 167 ea., 013533825 225 ea., 013725467 158 ea., 012225123 535 ea.., See Note 22 (0292)

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