SA-ALC/Contracting Directorate/LPKAF; 485 Quentin Roosevelt Road Suite 12; Kelly AFB, TX 78241-6419

28 -- NSN 3040-01-320-4262PT; P/N 4074709; CONNECTING LINK SOL F41608-00-R-44088 DUE 040500 POC The Point of Contact is Stephen Yates, LPKAF, Phone: 210 925 6566, FAX: 210 925 8496, E-MAIL: stephen.yates@kelly.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, stephen.yates@kelly.af.mil. Size: 5 inches long X 1 inch diameter Predominant Material: Nickel Alloy Function: A connecting link having an integral race detail and spherical ball bearing used to change the area of the exhaust nozzle on the 229 engine. A firm fixed price contract for 1,331 each to be delivered within 180 days is anticipated. Government furnished Drawings and Specifications are NOT available. Qualification requirements apply. First Article requirements apply. To be eligible for contract award offerors must be approved sources. The Government is not required to delay contract award to review pending Source Approval Requests. Government Approved Source: Pratt & Whitney All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the SA-ALC Acquisition Ombudsman at AC 210-925-5133 or send E-Mail to: ombudsman@www.kelly-afb.org. Buyer's name (point of contact listed above) should be included on all solicitation requests. In addition, please include a FSCM/cage code for mailing purposes. See Note(s) 23, 26,26 Posted 03/13/00 (D-SN433911). (0073)

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