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47 -- HOSE, AIR BREATHING LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SOL SP0740-00-R-3706 DUE 041000 POC Contract Specialist: Vicky Fuller-Allen, Phone: 614-692-3899, Fax: 614-692-2616, Procurement Assistant: Brenda Cost-Ramey, Phone: 614-692-1518 All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered Solicitation Number: SP0740-00-R-3706 PR Number: IQC00045-00-0004 See Applicable Notes numbered 22 and 26. NSN: 4720-01-389-2492 Part Number: Hydraflow 57012-5. Item Description: Hose, Air Breathing Life Support Equipment. DLAD 52.246-9004, product verification testing, applies. This clause is a Government option that can only be invoked upon the cognizant contract administration office notifying the contractor that PVT samples are to be selected. This is a critical application item. This solicitation is available on the Internet at http://dibbs.dscccols.com/rfq. Specifications, plans or drawings are not available. This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive, technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Approved source is Hydraflow, cage code 24984 and part number 57012-5. The estimated quanity for the base year is 112, various quantities delivered to various locations. The proposed procurement will be an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) and will contain an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the description of the government. The total contract period shall not exceed five years. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluatio of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combinatio of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. This notice serves as a pre-solicitation notice of the intent to solicit the NSN for an Indefinite Quantity Contract with one base year and four option years. The issue date will be 16 February 2000 and the closing date will be 10 April 2000. The estimated dollar amount of the solicitation is greater than $100,000 and the solicitation is a writen solicitation. Copies of the solicitation are available at the offie address above or by faxing 614-692-2262. Posted 02/16/00 (W-SN425944). (0047)

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