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J -- MAINTENANCE/REPAIR AND PARTS REPLACEMENT OF PA-31T CHEYENNE II AIRCRAFT DUE 092297 POC Contract Specialist, Jerry G. Lambert, (910)432-6978, Contracting Officer, Jane H. Sutherlin, (910)432-2146 This is a notice of intent to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis with Stevens Aviation, Inc., P.O. Box 12349, Greenville,SC 29612-0349 to provide the following services/supplies: Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance as required on Aircraft PA-31T Piper Cheyenne II, SN:85-51609 for the period 1 October 1997 though 30 September 1998 (or date of award subsequent thereto) for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC (This is the aircraft's homebase). This includes all parts and labor required to maintain the aircraft to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Army Standards. THIS WILL BE A TIME AND MATERIALS TYPE CONTRACT. Labor hour are to be proposed as loaded (with Overhead and General & Administrative (G&A) Expense (if any) included). The following is a brief (but not inclusive) description of services/supplies: a. Maintenance -- Receiving, de-cowling, cleaning, inspection, replacing oil, fuel, air, and hydraulic filters, and final inspection for 100-Hour Events and unscheduled maintenance. Routine service bulletins and repairs that are considered minor, such as inspecting shall be included at a flat rate labor charge. b. Avionices Support -- maintain and repair the basic communication, navigation, and weather radar as defined in their particular illustrated parts and maintenance manuals for each particular instrument/radio/telephone (Bendix Autopilot, Bendix Radar, King Avionics, Wolfsburg Flight Fone 6). c. Parts -- includes procurement, overhaul, and repair of spare parts to maintain the aircraft spare parts stock to an acceptable level. d. Engine Hot-Section Inspection and Repair -- includes the labor to perform engine hot section inspection as required by Pratt and Whitney or as deemed necessary by engine performance (Cost of parts to repair hot section IS NOT included). Repair facility must be within One (1) Hour Flying Time of Fort Bragg, NC 28307 the home base of PA-31T Piper Cheyenne II SN: 85-51609 aircraft. Interested parties may identify interest and capability by submitting technical and pricing data within 15 days of publication of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is soley within the descretionn of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.***** (0247)

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