US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- INTERMEDIATE POWER AMPLIFIER SOL DAAB07-97-Q-A520 DUE 042497 POC Point of Contact -- Sandy Chan, Contract Specialist, 908-532-5537. Contracting Officer -- Theodore Kordower, 908-532-1889. E-MAIL: Space Communication Branch, chans2@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 302-1(b)1, only a limited number of sources with unique capability can satisfy the agency's minimum needs. The United States Army CECOM proposes to enter into an other than full and open competition RFQ with Alpha Industries, Inc. and Raytheon Company for the following item: Intermediate Power Amplifier (IPA) Assembly, NSN: 5895-01-197-4242, P/N SM-A-988921, Delivery to Tobyhanna, PA. The quantity is 7 each IAW Government Drawing SM-A-988921 and all other associated drawings. This acquisition is open to only two companies: Alpha Industries, Inc. and Raytheon Company. These two companies own the partial drawings that the end products require. The most recent historic procurement is with Alpha Industries Inc., 22 MAR 1991, 40 each, $3,800.00. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) has established an Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) to provide electronic transmittal of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations for Bids (IFBs) from Government to Industry. All interested parties wishing to do business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive data from the CECOM EBB system. To become a user of the EBB, you will need an identification code and password in addition to a computer terminal equipped with the necessary hardware and software to interface with the EBB system. A user's identification code and password will be issued upon request along with instructions for downloading the EBB User's Manual. All requests must include (1) company name, (2) point(s) of contact name(s) and title(s), (3) return address(es) and (4) telephone number(s). Please send your request in writing to ebb system operator, U.S. Army CECOM, AMSEL-AC-SB-AA, Attn: EBB, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5000. Fax #: (908)-532-6020; Commercial #: (908)-532-3820. Contractors may request aperture cards and notice of revision(s) via EBB, e-mail, or by written request to the Contracting Officer at the address set forth in paragraph 11 above. Bids shall be submitted in hard copy at the time and place specified in the solicitation. No bid responses shall be submitted to the Contracting Office. (0071)

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