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16 -- CANOPY ACTUATOR SOL N0038397YTC32 DUE 061697 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Eugene J Zmijewski, 0225.01, (215)697-6543, Fax, (215)697-3746 The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and /or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item, or if this is an item you have never made. This brochure can be obtained by calling NAVICP-P at (215) 697-4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVICP-P, submit with your offer a copy of the cover letterwhich forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. NSN 7R-1680-00-089-2414-BT, Ref Nr 8650-1, Qty 71 EA, Deliver to NSC Jacksonville FL -- -- - This requirement is for award of a three year Requirements contract with two one year Option Period(s). The quantity shown is an estimated quantity only, and is not firm. Due to the requirement that potential offerors undergo extensive repair qualification in order to demonstrate repair capability, this solicitation is restricted to the approved REPAIR sources, G&H Technology and Sabreliner Corp. Any other interested activities should contact NAVICP Source Development for information regarding technical qualification for future repair requirements., See Note 22 (AC0497028-06) (0115)

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