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16 -- GFP/GFE/GOM TO AID IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE F/A-18 ADVANCED TARGETING FLIR PROTOTYPE SOL ADV F/A-18-310C-089 POC Sr. Principal Procurement Agent, Brad McCluskey, 314/232-7630 McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDA) shall be the point of contact for industry requests for any GFP/GFE/GOM, Government facilities and/or Government personnel time to aid in development of the Advanced Targeting FLIR (ATFLIR) prototype units for the F/A-18 Advanced Targeting FLIR program. Should your company request any government property for the purposes of the F/A-18 ATFLIR program all requests shall be submitted in writing to the MDA Procurement Agent. All requests shall require Government approval prior to release or use of any GFP/GFE/GOM, Government facilities and/or Government personnel time. At a minimum your request shall identify the following: 1) Description/Nomenclature/Part Number, 2) Quantity, 3) Need Date, 4)Period of Performance/Period of Use, 5)Brief description for intended use, 6) Modification for requested loan, if applicable, 7) Demodification to requested loan if applicable, 8) Rent/Rent Free, 9) Interference/Non-interference, 10) Government facilities required, 11) Government personnel's names, location, and codes, 12) Shipping Address, 13) Point of Contact for receipt of GFP/GFE/GOM. In the event there are GFP/GFE/GOM presently at your facility that you could utilize for the subject effort on a rent free non-interference basis you are requested to identify the subject equipment, authorizing government contract number and property tag numbers in addition to the information as requested above. A copy of your company's Government approved property system is requested to best streamline the supplier's request and reduce the customer's approval cycle time. Should your company wish to request Alternate (1) Risk of Loss and Limitation of Liability in accordance with FAR 52.245-2 ALT(1) and FAR 52.245-24, your company may do so providing the requested data as stipulated in the appropriate FAR's is provided to process your request. Authorization of GFP/GFE/GOM, Government facilities, and/or Government personnel shall result in no cost to either MDA or the U.S. Government. To process your company's request assume ninety days cycle time after submittal prior to receiving MDA/Government authorization. This notice does not represent a firm solicitation. A response to this announcement will not assure the subsequent procurement of any equipment from a source outside MDA nor does it assure your company will be placed on a list of bidders should MDA conduct a competition to procure any equipment from an outside source as a result of this activity. Nothing in this letter shall be construed in any manner to be an obligation to enter into a subcontract or to result in any claim whatsoever for reimbursement of cost for any effort expended by your company including a response hereto. (0339)

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