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30 -- CONNECTING LINK SOL F41608-98-R-44312 DUE 091198 POC The Point of Contact is David Ramos, LPKAF, Phone: 210-925-6566, FAX: 210-925-8496 WEB: SA-ALC, Kelly AFB Business Opportunities, http://www.kelly-afb.org/links/proc/index.html. E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, dramos@lpgate1.kelly.af.mil. NSN: 3040-01-320-4262PT, Connecting Link, P/N: 4074709, Qty: 1369 ea Appl: F100PW229 Engine Delivery: 31 Dec 98 Predominate Material: Nickel Alloy Size: Approx 5" long X 1" diameter Form, Fit, Function: A round tubular linear connecting link incorporating sperical bearing on each end. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be approved sources, IAW clause I-70. The Government is not required to delay contract award to review pending SARs. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to submit SARs as soon as possible. If the Government has not completed review of a SAR when the contract is awarded, the SAR will be retained and the source will be reviewed for possible source approval for future awards. Government drawings are not available. First Articles Test required. Approved Source: United Technologies/Pratt & Whitney,West Palm Beach Authority: 10 USC 2304 (c)(1) All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the SA-ALC Acquisition Ombudsman at AC 210-925-5133 or send E-Mail to: ombudsman@www.kelly-afb.org. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with AFMC FAR Sup 5317.7590 (Insurance Policy); portions of the requirements may be restricted for award to a proven source. Numbered Note 22 applies only to the quantity identified as the mission essential quantity in the solicitation. See Note(s) 22,23,26,26 Posted 08/11/98 (D-SN235755). (0223)

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