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

30 -- COUPLING, SHAFT, FLEX SOL DAAH23-98-R-0275 DUE 081398 POC Kathy Bicigo, Contract Specialist, (256) 955-9260 or Eunice Jett-Day, Contracting Officer, (256) 955-9261, AMSAM-AC-AL-C Noun: Coupling, Shaft, Flex; NSN 3010-01-096-1094; P/N: 70361-08002-041, applicable to the UH-60 Aircraft. FOB Origin to Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, TX. The award resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The minimum quantity to be awarded under this solicitation is 540 each. Estimated quantities over the five years of this contract is as follows: FY98 = 540 each, FY99 = 225 each, FY00 = 125 each, FY01 = 125 each, FY02 = 125 each. The maximum quantity to be procured under this solicitation is 1,425 each. This quantity is greater than the sum of the individual ordering periods, as it includes surge requirements. Actual quantities will be designated on individual Delivery Orders. The minimum quantity on any one delivery order is 125 each, and the maximum quantity is 675 each, which includes potential surge requirements. Acquisition Method Reason Code (AMRC) is "1C" meaning this acquisition is suitable for competition for the second or subsequent time, the part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity, and the required acquisition must be from an approved source. Proposal will be issued to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, 6900 Main St., P.O. Box 9729, Stratford, CT 06497-9129 (FSCM 78286), Rexnord Corporation, 304 Main St., P.O. Box 549, Warren, PA 16365 (FSCM 59747) and any firm expressing interest. All offerors must meet pre-qualification requirements in order to be eligible for award. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for this or future solicitations by submitting documentation in accordance with the Competition Advocate's Shopping List (CASL) procedures. These procedures are outlined at the following web site: http://www.redstone.army.mil/cmo. Submit request(s) for source approval to: Commander, U.S. Army and Missile Command, ATTN: AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280 or by fax to (256) 313-4923. This proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government owns specifications or drawings. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your request, ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-C, Kathy Bicigo, Contract Specialist on (256) 955-9237. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. See Numbered Note 23. (0131)

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