Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex, Purchase Division, Building 1500, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000

48 -- BUTTERFLY VALVES SOL N00181-98-R-0014 POC Cindi Newcomb, Code 531.4C, 757-396-8352; Nancy Hassell-Sitar, 757-396-8352 Various sizes and quantities of butterfly valves ranging from 2 1/2" NPS to 12" NPS. Valves are in accordance with Mil-V-24624, Style A and type III. PTD's technical manuals, and shock testing are required. Material is on the Qualified Products List (QPL). FOB Destination. All requests for the solitation must be in writing and submitted via regular or expedited mail service to Contracts Division, Code 531.4C, Attn: C. Newcomb, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. The closing date for receipt of offers will be specified in the solictation when issued. Fax and/or phone requests to this notice are not allowed and will not be considered. While price is a factor in the evaluation of offerors, the final contract award decision will be based on a combination of factors, including historical quality performance of the contractor whose price quotation is being evaluated. Numbered Notes 9 and 23 applies. (0335)

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