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16 -- TAIL ROTOR HEAD SOL N0038398YTC36 DUE 042098 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Thomas F Kendra, 0233.14, (215)697-1383, Fax, (215)697-3161 NSN 7R-1615-01-250-2776-LU, Ref Nr 65130-07150-042, Qty 250 EA, Delivery FOB Origin -- 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 (a href="http://www.navicp.navy.mil/ prodserv/source/source.htm ) U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure.(/a) This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similiar 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 letter which 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., Drawings are not available. This requirement is for a five year indefinite quantity contract consisting of two base years with three one year options. The requirement is for repair of various items supporting the H-53 aircraft. The quantity shown above is an estimate of the total five year repair requirement. In addition, there are also nine other items to be repaired under this proposed contract. Due to the extensive repair qualification process in order to demonstrate repair capabilities only Sikorsky Aircraft will be solicited since they are currently the only qualified source for repair. Any other interested source should contact NAVICP Source Development Group at (215)697-1236 for information regarding technical qualification for future requirements. The following NSN's and estimated quantities represent the other nine items mentioned above for repair: 013342933 150 ea., 012132171 110 ea., 011769087 75 ea., 013978859 190 ea., 012773480 75 ea., 012773449 110 ea., 012093044 200 ea., 011266161 160 ea., 011293911 80 ea.., See Note 22 (ACAVI0227054-139) (0058)

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