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16 -- NOUN: SHORT SHAFT ASSEMBLY, NSN: 1615-01-235-7920, P/N: 204-040-433-101, QUANTITY 66 EACH WITH 100% OPTION SOL DAAH23-99-Q-0174 DUE 011599 POC Point of contact is Eddie M. Whitfield, AMSAM-AC-AL-E, (205) 955-9186, Eugene Walton, Contracting Officer Noun: Short Shaft Assembly, NSN: 1615-01-235-7920; P/N: 204-040-433-101; quantity: 66 each with 100% option; applicable to the AH-1 System. The required delivery schedule is 10 each 360 days after award with FOB origin to Stockton, CA, 46 each 360 days after award with FOB origin to Texarkana, Texas and 10 each 360 days after award with FOB origin to New Cumberland, PA. Only approved sources who have successfully completed the required engineering test(s) will be considered for award of this flight safety part. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for this or future solicitations by submitting documentation in accordance with the Competition Advocate's Shopping List (CASL) procedures. The proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government does not own specifications or drawings. Acquisition is restricted to the only approved source, Bell Helicopter Textron Incorporated, 600 E. Hurst Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76101-0482. Authority and justification is FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your requests to 256-955-9196, ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-E, Eddie Whitfield. See Numbered Note (s) 22, 23, 26. Posted 11/24/98 (W-SN274365). (0328)

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