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

15 -- AIRCRAFT & AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SOL DAAH23-99-R-0069 DUE 121198 POC Hector A. Diaz, (256) 876-5045, Carol L. West, (256) 842-7500 De Havilland Dash-7, Series 102 (DHC-7/102) Aircraft. Beechcraft C-12C Aircraft. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) intends to acquire one (1) DeHavilland Dash-7, Series 102 (DHC-7/102) through an exchange/trade of six (6) non-excess Beechcraft C12C aircraft. The U.S. Army will conduct a competition that maximizes the return for this exchange. This competition is designated as a small business set aside. The aircraft are located at Lakehurst, NAES, (Maxfield Fld-KNEL), New Jersey. Offerors will be invited to evaluate the aircraft on-site at no cost to the Government. Offered aircraft must meet the following minimum criteria: Aircraft other than DHC-7/102 will not be considered, Aircraft with manufacturer serial number 027 or less are not acceptable, Aircraft with cargo door and heavy-duty flooring installed are not acceptable, Aircraft with major structural repairs or alterations to the fuselage, undercarriage, wings, or horizontal stabilizer are not acceptable. All cycle life-limited components of the landing gear system shall have not less than ten thousand (10,000) cycles remaining before mandatory replacement. All aircraft hour life-limited components shall have not less than fifteen hundred (1,500) hours of service life remaining before mandatory replacement. All aircraft calendar life-limited components shall have not less than eighteen (18) months of useful life remaining before mandatory replacement. The contractor shall deliver one (1) DeHavilland DHC-7/102 aircraft to the Washington County Regional Airport (KHGR) near Hagerstown, Maryland as soon as possible after contract award. The DeHavilland DHC-7/102 aircraft offered shall be inspected and conditionally accepted by the Government at origin. Origin shall be within the continental boundaries of the United States of America or Canada. Final acceptance/inspection will be conducted by the Government at destination. Interested parties should srite to Ms. Carol L. West, or Mr. Hector A. Diaz USAAMCOM, ATT: AMSAM-AS-SA-H, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5 Posted 11/30/98 (W-SN275567). (0334)

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