53- -- CLASS 2 THREADED FASTENERS QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS LIST Economic necessity, and a desire for improved product quality, dictate that DSCP purchase its Class 2 Fasteners smarter, better and faster to eliminate customer complaints, reduce delivery times and attendant cost. To achieve these goals, starting on Monday, February 7, 2000, DSCP established a list of qualified suppliers for Class 2 Fasteners. Eligibility for award on these items will be dependent upon pre-qualification and placement on the applicable Qualified Suppliers List for Class 2 Threaded Fasteners. Solicitations applicable to this program will have the following paragraph inserted in the Procurement Item Description (PID): QUALIFIED SUPPLIERS LIST FOR MANUFACTURERS / QUALIFIED SUPPLIER LIST FOR DISTRIBUTORS (QSLM/QSLD) REQUIREMENT (DSCP OCTOBER 1999) ONLY MANUFACTURERS/ SUPPLIERS ON THE QSLM / QSLD WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PUSUANT TO THIS SOLICITAION (CLASS 2 FASTENERS). You can obtain a Qualified Suppliers List (QSL) application, along with Criteria, Provisions and latest list of qualified companies through the QSL Internet homepage, http://www.dscp.dla.mil/gi/prod_services/class2.html . Mail, phone, FAX, or E-mail inquiries should be addressed to: Jonathon Vidal, DSCP-ILEA, 700 Robbins Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. 19111, Phone: 215-737-7022, FAX: 215-737-7008, E-mail: jvidal@dscp.dla.mil WEB: qualified suppliers list interent homepage, http://www.dscp.dla.mil/gi/prod_services/class2.html.. E-MAIL: Jonathon Vidal, jvidal@dscp.dla.mil. Posted 02/11/00 (W-SN424477).

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