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29 -- NOUN: SPACER, TURBINE, GAS SOL DAAH23-98-R-0323 DUE 082698 POC POC: Kit Carlton, Contract Specialist/TEL 256-955-8730; Lionel Desbiens, Contracting Officer/TEL 256-955-9197 NSN: 5365-01-137-3397, P/N: IAW AMCOM Spares Technical Data Package, 2-121-071-24, Rev D, Quantity 53 each. Applicable to the CT-55 aircraft. FOB Destination to Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000. Required delivery for First Article Testing is 1 each 222 days after contract award (DACA); First Article test time: 3 days with testing ending 225 days after contract award (DACA); First Article Approval/ Disapproval: 30 days after Government receipt of test report. Required Production delivery when First Article is applicable is 53 each, due 400 days after contract award (DACA). When First Article is not applicable or if First Article is waived, a quantity of 53 each is due 255 days after contract award, FOB Destination Address: XU Transportation Office, Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000. This Solicitation DAAH23-98-R-0323 requires prequalification due to Flight Safety Requirements and Engineering Testing Requirements. Serial numbers are required and Forging qualifications are needed. 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. A Request For Proposal will be issued to intended sources: Allied Signal, Inc., Allied Signal Engines, 111 S. 34th St., Phoenix, AZ 85072-2181 (99193) and ALPHA Q, Inc., 87 Upton Rd., Colchester, CT 06415-2712 (61344). All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for this 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. Submit request (s) for source approval to: Commander, U.S. Aviation and Missile Command, ATTN: AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000, (256) 313-4914, Fax (256) 313-4923. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The award of this contract is subject to availability of funds. No telephone request will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-E (M), Kit Carlton, Contract Specialist (256) 955-8521. See Numbered Note(s) 23 and 26. (0168)

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