Defense Supply Center Columbus, PO Box 16595, DSCC-PBAB, Columbus, OH 43216-6595

16 -- PISTON, LINEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER SOL SP0740-98-Q-3172 DUE 082498 POC Jewell Boner, 614-692-2391 WEB: Defense Supply Center Columbus Solicitations on the, http://www.dscc.dla.mil/b/rfq_search.html. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Center Columbus Buyer, jewell_boner@dscc.dla.mil. NSN 1650-01-312-3139, Piston, Linear Actuating Cylinder, HR Textron Inc. (81873) P/N 41003553, qty. of 16 ea. to be delivered to New Cumberland 160 days after date of award. Solicitation is RFQ with anticipated award date of 8/31/98. REQUEST FOR HARD COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. THE FOLLOWING NOTE(S) ARE APPLICABLE: 26. THIS SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INERNET AT http://www.dscc.dla.mil/b/rfq_search.html. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS 500 EMPLOYEES. THIS SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 15 DAYS AFTER PUBLISHED IN THE CBD. Specification, plans or drawings are not available. THIS ACQUISITION IS FOR SUPPLIES FOR WHICH THE GOVT. DOES NOT POSSESS COMPLETE, UNRESTRICTIVE TECHNICAL DATA; THEREFORE, THE GOVT. INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND CONTRACT WITH ONLY APPROVED SOURCES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1). APPROVED SOURCES ARE: HR TEXTRON INC. (81873). IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT AWARD WILL BE MADE VIAA DELIVERY ORDER TO AN EXISTING BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT. WHILE PRICE MAY BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE EVALUATION OF OFFERS, THE FINAL AWARD DECISION WILL BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, DELIVERY, PAST PERFORMANCE AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION. Posted 07/29/98 (W-SN229967). (0210)

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