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16 -- RETAINER ASSY, FREE SOL daah2398G0042 DUE 031299 POC Nancy Pierce,(256)955-9203 NSN: 1615-01-184-7525, PN: 406-040-580-103, Quantity 30 Each, applicable to the OH58D Aircraft. The procurement is restricted to Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX 76101-0482. F.O.B. Origin with deliveries to Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, TX. Delivery of 30 each 180 days after receipt of order. This part must be acquired for the second or subsequent time, directly from the actual manufacturer. The rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and cannot be purchased, developed, or otherwise obtained. Authority and Justification is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (1). The proposed contractual action is for supplies which cannot be procured through full and open competition because the authority cited states only a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1. Firms are encourage to seek source approval in order to complete for future solicitations by accessing the website www.redstone.army.mil/cmol and looking under CSL or SAR information. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. Intended source is listed above. Note 22. Posted 02/24/99 (W-SN302070). (0055)

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