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31 -- BEARING BALL SOL F42630-97-Q-21902 DUE 011597 POC For copy, PKX-2/Pamala Chaffee/(FAX)801-777-7522, For additional information contact Landing Gear/Photo/Likl/[801]777-6501 Item 0001 NSN 3110-01-055-6195LE P/N: 11612001, Mat: steel. Approx dim 8" OD X 6" ID X 1" wide. Lower bearing for MLG strut C5A acrft. 65ea. Applicable to: C5a Acft. Destn: Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5825. Delivery: 29 Aug 97 65 ea The approximate issue/response date will be 27 Dec 96. The anticipated award date will be 15 Jan 97. Written procedure will be used for this solicitation. To: The Torrington Company, Torrington Ct 06790-4942. To: Kaydon Corporation, Muskegon Mi 49443-0688. To: The Torrington Co, Torrington Ct 06790-4942. 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 ifyour 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. See Note (s) 26. (0347)

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