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43 -- SEAL ASSEMBLY, SHAFT SOL SP075099Q0266 DUE 120798 POC For Information Only, Point of Contact: Nelson Smith, Phone: (614) 692-3500, Fax: (614) 692-1575 WEB: DSCC Solicitations on the Web, http://www.dscc.dla.mil/rfq/. All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. NSN: 4320-01-374-9146, Seal Assembly, Shaft. Ardox Corp. (13646) P/N 101.000.325, material to be IAW XF91M015M; John Crane, Inc. (71724) P/N NSP00304 XF91M015M, P/N H-SP-16608 TY21-1.250X. Quantity of 41 AY to be delivered to Tracy, CA 60days after date of award. See Note(s): 22 and 26. Solicitation is a RFQ with anticipated award date of 12/14/98. Requests for hard copies of this solicitation will not be accepted. This solicitation is available on the Internet at http://www.dscc.dla.mil/b/rfq_search.html, 15 days after this notice is published in the CBD. Specifications, plans or drawings are not available. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based on a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. This is an unrestricted acquisition with a 10% preference for SDB concerns. This acquisition is forsupplies 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: ARDOX CORP (13646) AND JOHN CRANE, INC. (71724). Posted 10/14/98 (W-SN261891). (0287)

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