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16 -- PITCH LINK, TAIL ROTOR SOL DAAJ09-97-Q-0449 DUE 013197 POC Kim Green, Contract Specialist, AMSAT-A-PLBE, 314-263-0790/Pamela Moran, Contracting Officer, 314-263-0782/FAX 314-263-9012 or E-MAIL to greenk@acq.stl.army.mil. NSN: 1615-01-185-8932, P/N: 406-312-103-101, 224 each. The approved sources are Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc. FOB Origin with delivery of 224 each to Texarkana, TX. Required delivery with First Article testing is 30 each per month beginning 360 DACA. Required delivery without First Article testing is 30 each per month beginning 270 DACA. Authority and Justification is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). This proposed contract action is for supplies which cannot be procured through full and open competition because the authority cited states only one responsible source or limited number of sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements (FAR 6.302-1). This is a Flight Safety Part and an Engineering Testing Item. This requirement can only be procured from approved and/or tested sources that have demonstrated the technical ability to produce this item, including possession of the necessary inspection/test equipment and manufacturing technology. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encouraged to identify themselves to the Contracting Officer and provide supporting evidence to the Contracting Officer which will permit their participation in the current or future solicitations. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0008)

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