U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Bldg 4488, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

16 -- PLATE ASSEMBLY SOL DAAH23-98-Q-0308 DUE 032698 POC Karen Jean Jones, Purchasing Agent, 205-955-9266 or Constance Pippins-Griffin, Contracting Officer, 205-842-7116 NSN: 1615-01-117-7213, IAW P/N: 145DS302-1, applicable to the CH-47 aircraft. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION. Item 0001, Quantity 312 each, Pron: AX819189AX. Inspection and acceptance at ORIGIN, Inspection requirements: 52.246-2, 52.246-16, 52.146-11, ANSI/ASQC Q9002 or equivalent. FOB Point: Destination to Texarkana, Tx and New Cumberland, PA. Level of Preservation/Packing: A/C Packaging . Items shall be packaged per the following codes -- refer to MIL-STD-2073-2 for code guidance only. MP/I: 2E, CD/II: 1, PM/III: 00, WM/IV: EA, CD/V: 00, CT/VI: 0, UC/VII: BU, IC/VII: E5, LOP: A, QUP: 001, ICQ: YYY, OPI/VIIIb: 0. Packing -- Items preserved and packaged as above shall be packed IAW MIL-STD-2073-2C, TABLE IX, CODE U. Marking Special Markings in accordance with MIL-STD-2073-2c, TABLE X, CODE 99. Delivery 150 days after contract award. Certified for National Defense under the Defense Priority and Allocations System -- Rating -- DOA1 (FAR 52.211-14, Defense Priority Rating for National Defense Use (Sep 1990)). This procurement requires prequalification. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Justification for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only One Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. This proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government does not have specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Approved sources are Boeing Defense and Space Group, Helicopter Division, P. O. Box 16858, Philadelphia, PA and Rexnord Corporation, Coupling OPN, Main & Biddle Street, P. O. Box 549, Warren, PA. The time required for approval of new supplies is such that award and delivery cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by submitting a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to U.S. Army Aviation and Missile command, ATTN: AMSAM-RD-SE-IO-TL, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5270. Thisacquisition is subject to availability of funds. Procurement History: 21 Mar 97, unit price $289.60, quantity 69 each to Rexnord Corporation. This history provided has not been screened in any manner to ascertain the actual the circumstances of the procurement and should not be considered as a reliable indicator of an appropriate price level for this solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation document; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Cite Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. DAAH23-98-Q-0308 in your response. Submit quotations no later than close of business 25 Mar 98. Any award resulting from this RFQ will be issued on DD Form 1155 and will contain all clauses required by Law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) as appropriate for the dollar value of the award. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Jun 1988) and FAR 52.242-1, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jun 1988) -- This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions/clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Quotations shall provide the following information, representations, and certifications: 1. FOB point if other than destination. 2. Quotation is firm for 90 days unless otherwise stated. 3. Furnish vendors part number(s) if other than listed with each item. 4. Point(s) of shipment, performance, preservation, packaging, and marking. 5. Remittance address (Provide the Electronic Funds Transfer information to the paying office after award -- do not include in our quotation). 6. Taxpayer Identification (TIN) per FAR 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification (Mar 1994). 7. Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code per DFARS 252.204-7001, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code Reporting (Dec 1991. 8. Offeror's recommended economic purchase quantity, unit price, total amount per FAR 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity -- Supplies (Aug 1987). 9. Information required by FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements (Oct 1997) if applicable. 10. FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Oct 1995). The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 3728. 11. FAR 52.222-19, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Representation (Apr 1984). 13. FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Apr 1984). 14. FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984). 15. DFARS 252-225-7035, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program Certificate (May 1995). 16. DFARS 252-219-7000, Small Disadvantaged Business Concern Representation (DOD Contracts) (Apr 1994). Quotes may be submitted in contractor format. (0056)

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