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59 -- HIGH POWER PIN DIODE SWITCH SOL F30602-97-T1692 DUE 092997 POC Lynn White, Contract Specialist, Written Requests Only, FAX No: 315-330-8120 Item 0001, High Power Pin Diode Switch, P/N: M43-002, Mfr: Hill Engineering, Inc., Qty: 2. Item 0002, High Power Pin Diode Switch, P/N: M42-005, Mfr: Hill Engineering, Inc., Qty: 2. Item 0003, High Power Pin Diode Switch, P/N: M45-001, Mfr: Hill Engineering, Inc., Qty: 2. Item 0004, High Power Pin Diode Switch, P/N: M44-001, Mfr: Hill Engineering, Inc., Qty:2. Delivery: FOB: Destination. Desired delivery date 30 days after award. Sole source acquisition from manufacturer, Hill Engineering, Inc., 417 Boston Street, Topsfield, Ma, is planned based upon sole source justification which states that items must be compatible with the current program in progress. Award will be made on or about 30 Sep 97. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) through the use of facsimile Requests for Quotation. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena, Phone 315/330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Note 22. (0265)

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