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17 -- GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR C-130T SOL N68335-97-R-0145 DUE 021897 POC Michael Markle Code 213MM, (908) 323-7339. Buyer/Contracting Officer Fran Hufnell. Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for the C-130T, consisting primarily of the following items: Simulator Test Set, P/N 3402904-1, 1 ea., Adapter Kit, P/N ES125052-1, 4 ea., Gyro Tilt Table, P/N 3402731-1, 4 ea. The acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not own specifications or drawings to permit full and open competition. The Government intends to procure this item under the authority of U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Lockheed Aeronautical Systems, Marietta, GA, as the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the PSE to be acquired, is the only known source with the knowledge, experience and technical data necessary for the manufacture and the design/application requirements of the PSE involved. Firms that recognize and produce the required items are encouraged to identify themselves. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which may be considered by the Government in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0014)

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