WR-ALC/LYK, 380 2nd St Ste 104, Robins Air Force Base GA 31098-1638

43 -- ROTARY PUMP SOL F09603-00-R-82731 DUE 012100 POC Brenda Pate, 912-926-7083, e-mail Brenda.Pate@robins.af.mil Synopsis: NSN 4320-01-251-3549AY, Rotary Pump, PN 5905515, applicable to Lantirn. BEQ is 32 each per year. This quantity will be for the basic year plus four annual options. Delivery is 60 days ARO. Approximately fifteen days after publication of this synopsis, the solicitation may be viewed at the following web site address: http://pkec.robins.af.mil. The closing date will be 30 days following the posting date. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be furnished. This requisition is sole source to Howden Fluid Systems, Santa Barbara CA. The Government does not have data rights, or manufacturing knowledge to permit acquisition from other sources. Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), Justification: Supplies (or services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If the contracting Officer does not satisfy your concerns, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear serious concerns that are not resolved through established channels. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but to communicate serious contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. When appropriate, potential offerors may contact Ombudsman James Grant, Chief, Contract Policy Division, at 912-926-2604. Please be prepared to identify previous contacts made by you in an attempt to resolve your concerns. For assistance in interpreting the CBD announcements, please see the CBD Reader' Guide. See Note(s) 22, 26. Posted 12/03/99 (W-SN405458). (0337)

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