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

16 -- CONNECTING LING, RIG SOL DAAH23-99-R-0230 DUE 060299 POC Theresa Schmoele, Contract Specialist, (256)955-9228, or Howard W. Uptain, Contracting Officer, (256)955-9226, FAX No. 256-955-9220 17: Connecting Link, Rig NSN: 3040-01-307-8966 P/N: 7-311527035 QTY: 229 ea. The required delivery without First Article Testing (FAT), 12 each per month starting 450 Days After Contract Award (DACA). The required delivery with First Article Testing (FAT), 12 each per month starting at 648 DACA. The First Article Report is due 468 DACA. This is applicable to the AH-64 Aircraft. F.O.B. Origin with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA. This proposed contractual action is for supplies which cannot be procured through full and open competition because the authority cited states only one responsible source or only a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirement, FAR 6.302-1. The restricted approved sources are Boeing Precision Gear Inc of Chicago, IL., The Purdy Corporation of Manchester, CT and McDonnell Douglas Helicopter (Boeing) of Mesa, AZ. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by submitting a Source Approval Request (SAR) package to AMSAM-AR-EL-EI-FS/Ramon Campos, (256) 313-4909, Bldg 5687, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the Agency. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may FAX your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-A, Theresa Schmoele, Contract Specialist, on FAX # 256-955-9220. NOTE: No. 23 and 26 Posted 04/27/99 (W-SN324882). (0117)

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