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16 -- PROPELLER SOL N0038397YTC06 DUE 112097 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Ruth H Hinton, 0225.06, (215)697-2030, 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-1610-00-887-1944-BP, Ref Nr 54H60-77, Qty 60 EA, Deliver to NAS Jacksonville FL -- -- -This synopsis represents repair requirements for Blades and Prop Assemblies used on the P-3 aircraft. In addition to the above NSN, the following item is also included in this synopsis: 7R 1610008870115, P/N A7121B2, Blade Assy,600 each. The solicitation will request proposals for a basic repair contract tobe awarded as a Requirements contractfor 1 yr with 4 one-yr options. Proposals for this requirement should be for repair only. The solicitation will also r equest an optional proposal for the government's consideration as follows: 1) A long-term requirements contract for 5 yrs with 5 one-yr options. This option will be for repair of all P-3 Blades and Props. Proposals for this option should be for a Direct Vendor Delivery effort similar to PBTH commercial-type efforts. Due to the unavailability or proprietary nature of tech data, only Hamilton-Standard (73030); Pacific Propeller (10210); and Singapore Aerospace (1HZ85) will be solicited. Offerors must respond to the basic solicitation in order to have any optional proposals considered., See Note 22 (ACAVI1010023-040) (0283)

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