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15 -- ARRESTING HOOK SOL N0038300RD030 DUE 122799 POC Contact Point, Sylvia M Cummings, 0221.03, (215)697-6994, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail WEB: NAVICP BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/business/index.htm. NSN 7R-1560-00-942-8197-BE, SPEC NR TDP VER 007, IAW Ref Nr 620137-1, Qty 100 EA, Delivery FOB Origin -- The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the "a href=http://www.navicp.navy.mil/sabs/sas/sascover.htm" U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similiar item, or if this is an item you have never made. This brochure can be obtainedby calling NAVICP-P at (215) 697- 4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVICP-P, submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation. Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/ or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. The NAVICP Commercial Item Identification Brochure is now available at: "a href=http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/073home.htm" "http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/home073.htm". . This item requires engineering source approval because it is a flight critical item. As such, competition will be restricted to those sources previously approved by the Government: Capy Machine shop, Precision Machine & Engineering, Blair Industries, Alken Industries, McSwain Mfg, Metric Precision Machine, Naval Air Warfare Ctr, and Fenn Mfg Co. If you are not an approved source and are interested in submitting an offer for this item, you must include with your proposal the information detailed in the U.S. Naval Inventory Control Point Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similar item or if this is an item your company has never made. To obtain this brochure call 215-697-4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated, submit with your proposal., See Note 22***** Posted 11/24/99 (A-SN403655). (0328)

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