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16 -- VALVE ASSEMBLY, ENVI SOL DAAJ09-97-Q-0872 DUE 042897 POC Robbin Claybrook, Contract Specialist, AMSAT-A-PLBB, 314-263-0764 or Beverly Ratliff, Contracting Officer, AMSAT-A-PLBB, 314-263-0769, Datafax 314-263-9012. NSN: 1660-01-182-4065, Bell Helicopter Textron P/N 206-01-182-101, Quantity 40 ea. Applicable to the OH-58D Aircraft. FOB destination to Texarkana, TX 75507, Stockton, CA 95296 and New Cumberland, PA 17070. Required delivery is 180 days after date of contract. It is anticipated that the award will be made via a delivery order to an existing Basic Ordering Agreement. A request for quotation will be issued to Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, TX 76101. 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. No telephone request will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAT-A-PLBB, Robbin Claybrook, Contract Specialist, on 314-263-9001. See Numbered Note 22. (0108)

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