U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Bldg 4488, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

30 -- NOUN: PINION, SPIRAL BEVEL, NSN: 3040-01-011-1461, P/N: 212-040-450-005, QTY: 21 EACH SOL DAAH23-99-Q-0081 DUE 121498 POC Rosaline Thompson, AMSAM-AC-AL-E, 256-955-9246, Carla R. Bean, Contracting Officer NSN: 3040-01-011-1461, P/N: 212-040-450-005, Noun: Pinion, Spiral Bevel, Quantity 21 each. Applicable to the AH-1 Airframe Unit aircraft. F.O.B. Origin to Texarkana, Texas. Required delivery is 180 days after receipt of order. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. 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. Only approved sources who have successfully completed the required engineering test will be considered for award of this flight safety part. Approved sources are Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., located in Fort Worth, Texas. The time required for approval of new supplies is such that award and delivery cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations. Information on meeting of qualifications may also be obtained from U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), ATTN: AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S, Building 5681, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama 35898-5280; or the web site is: http://avrdc1.redstone.army.mil/agrip/. Look under Competition Advocate Shopping List (CASL). No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-E, Rosaline Thompson, at 256-955-9196. Numbered note(s) 22 and 26 apply. Posted 10/28/98 (W-SN266205). (0301)

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