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16 -- BLADE, ROTARY RUDDER SOL DAAJ09-97-Q-0871 DUE 042897 POC Brandon Hunt, Contract Specialist, AMSAT-A-PLBB, 314-263-0771 or Carol Woerheide, Contracting Officer, AMSAT-A-PLBB, 314-263-0779, Datafax 314-263-9012. NSN: 1615-01-358-3193, Bell Helicopter Textron P/N 406-016-100-115, Quantity 50 each. Applicable to OH-58D Aircraft. FOB destination to New Cumberland, PA, Stockton, CA, and Texarkana, TX. Required delivery is 180 DACA. 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. Only approved sources who have successfully completed the required engineering test will be considered for award of this flight saftey part. 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, Brandon Hunt, Contract Specialist, on 314-263-9001. See Numbered Note 22. (0108)

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