Department of the Treasury, DY, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 4.2-E, Washington, DC 20229

L -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR CUSTOMS UH-60 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTERS SOL CS-98-00X POC Elizabeth H. Roberts, Contracting Officer, (202)927-2583 This sole source procurement is for technical expertise during major and minor inspection cycles and continuous higher level maintenance guidance for U.S. Customs UH-60 fleet of helicopters. The technical services required are needed at the maintenance repair site located in Tuson, Arizona. The type of contract envisioned is firm-fixed price with cost reimbursable, no fee travel. The period of performance covers a period of October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999 and four one-year options. This procurement requires a firm who can dedicate one full-time, ready and able field service representative, capable of responding immediately to the maintenance needs of Customs operational UH-60 helicopters on a moments notice. These helicopters require the highest level of operational readiness for drug interdiction mission and safety reasons. To keep these helicopters up and always ready requires continuous technical expertise from the original equipment manufacturer. The firm selected must also have explicitknowledge of Customs' UH-60 helicopters configured for special operations, their capabilities, and state of operational readiness in order to provide the same high level of uninterrupted maintenance. United Technologies Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft Division, 600 Main Street, Stratford, CT. 06601-1381 owns the patent rights and copyrights covering a large portion of the repair parts and technical manuals. This announcement is for informational purposes only, See Note-22. (0092)

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