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31 -- NOUN: BEARING ROLLER, CLYI, NSN: 3110-01-325-0617, P/N: 6064T14P01 OR 6064T15P01 OR P03, QTY: MIN 487 MAX 1689 EACH SOL DAAH23-00-R-0173 DUE 041100 POC Evelyn Willard-Parton, Contract Specialist, AMSAM-AC-AL-E, 256-955-9186, Pat Sherrill, Contracting Officer, AMSAM-AC-AL-E, FAX 256-955-9196 Noun: Bearing, Roller, Cyli, NSN: 3110-01-325-0617, P/N: 6064T14P01 or 6064T15P01 or P03, Quantity: MIN 487 each/MAX1689. Applicable to the T700 Turbine Engine. FOB Destination to Texarkana, TX. The Government intends to issue an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price Type Contract with five consecutive ordering periods. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 47 each 250 DACA, and 40 each per month until completion. The first article test report is due 188 DACA. Required delivery without first article test is 47 each 200 DACA and 40 each per month until completion. This procurement requires prequalification. All responsible business may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Justification for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only One Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. This proposed contract action is for supplies for which the Government does not have specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Approved sources are: MRC Bearings, 402 Chandler Street, Jamestown, NY 14702-0280; Timken Aerospace, 336 Mechanic Street, Lebanon, NH 03766-2627; FAG Bearings, LTD, 801 Ontario Street, Stratford N5A 6T2 Canada; General Electric Company, Aircraft Engine Business Group, 1000 Western Avenue, Lynn, MA 01910-2690. Only the approved source, who has successfully completed the required engineering test will be considered for award of this flight safety part. The time required for approval of new supplies is such that award and delivery cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations IAW the instructions contained in Section L of the solicitation. Information on qualification procedures may also be obtained from AMCOM, ATTN: AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S or check out the Web site at WWW.redstone.army.mil/cmo/ and look under "SAR Information". No telephone requests will be accepted. You may FAX your request to Evelyn Willard-Parton, Contract Specialist, at 256-955-9196. Numbered Note(s) 23 and 26 apply. Posted 02/24/00 (W-SN428147). (0055)

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