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16 -- ORIFICE SUPPORT USED ON MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MODEL F-18 AIRCRAFT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS, FIRST ARTICLE TESTING REQUIRED, CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM SOL SP0740-98-Q-3562 DUE 103098 POC FOr Information Only, Point of Contact -- Name: Esther Hayden Phone 614-692-4727 Fax: 614-692-3574 WEB: DSCC Solicitations on the Web, cbdnet.access.gpo.gov. All Responsible Sources May Submit an Offer/Quote Which Shall Be Considered Solicitation Number: SP0740-98-Q-3562 PR Number: YPC98194-00-1132 Classification Code: 16 NSN: 1650-01-227-9245 Orifice, Support -- Used on McDonnell Douglas Model F-18 Aircraft. ASO/NAVSEA/AVSCOM Critical Application Item. "F-18 Landing Gear Category II, Non-complex but critical parts. First Article Testing Required Critical Application Item. In Accordance with Israel Aircraft Industries LTD. (Cage Code S5495), The B.F. Goodrich Company (Cage Code 13002), Coltec Industries Inc. Cage Code 17576), Messier-Dowty Inc. (Cage Code 35962), Heroux Inc. (Cage Code 36164), McDonnell Douglas Corp. (Cage Code 76301) or Castle Precision Industries (Cage Code 9K006) Part numbers 74A410865-2003. 22 -- Each To Be Delivered to W62G2T -- XU -- Defense Distribution Region West Distribution Depot San Joaquin Lathrop, California 95330-0130. Delivery Days Includes the Time for Submission/Evaluation of First Article Testing. See Applicable Note 26. Requests for hard copies of this solicitation will not be accepted. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dscc.dla.mil/rfq. Specifications, plans or drawings are not available. This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive, technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1). Approved sources are: Israel Aircraft Industries (Cage Code S5495), The B.F. Goodrich (Cage Code 13002), Coltec Industries (Cage Code 17576), Messier-Dowty Inc. (Cage Code 35962), Heroux Inc. (Cage Code 36164), McDonnell Douglas Corp. (Cage Code76301), and Castle Precision (Cage Code 9K006). 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 09/03/98 (W-SN245909). (0246)

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