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31 -- BEARING, ROLLER, TAPE SOL DAAJ09-97-R-0279 DUE 031797 POC Patrick Downs, Contract Specialist, (314) 263-0755 or Beverly Ratliff, Contracting Officer, (314) 263-0769. NSN: 3110-01-215-4794, P/N: 7-311411205-5. Quantity 60 each. Applicable to the AH-64 Aircraft. FOB Destination to Texarkana, TX. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 60 each 318 DACA, first article test report due 138 DACA. Required delivery without first article test is 60 each 150 DACA. This procurement requires prequalification. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Justification for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only One Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. This proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government does not have specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Approved sources are: Kaydon Corporation, Muskegon, MI, and McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Mesa, AZ. Only approved sources who have successfully completed the required engineering test will be considered for award of this flight safety part. The time required for approval of new supplies is such that award and delivery cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations IAW the instructions contained in Section L of the solicitation. Information on meeting of qualifications may also be obtained from ATCOM, ATTN: AMSAT-R-EB. Subject to availiability of funds. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAT-A-PLBB, Patrick Downs Contract Specialist, on 314-263-9012. Numbered Notes 22 and 23 apply. The principle medium which the Government will use for technical data transmittal during this procurement is the 4.75 inch diameter compact disk with embedded reader software. Windows 3.1, or Windows NT operating environment and a CD Reader are required. (0034)

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