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16 -- COUPLING, MA-3 SOL F41608-00-R-16086 DUE 050800 POC The Point of Contact is GLENDELL WILLIAMS, LDKTE, Phone: 210-925-1360, FAX: 210-925-1059, E-MAIL: GLENDELL.WILLIAMS@KELLY.AF.MIL E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, GLENDELL.WILLIAMS@KELLY.AF.MIL. Item 0001, NSN 1680-01-397-6026, MA-e Coupling, Part Number 61520-3, 47 each, Applicable to KC-135 Aircraft. Size/Dimensions: Approximately 15.5" Length X 10.2 Diameter, Weight -- 165 pounds. Predominate Material: Stell Alloy and Aluminum. Form, Fit Function: Component which provides mid-air refueling capabilities for the KC-135 Aircraft Boom. Government furnished drawings and specifications are not available. Solicitation issue date: 7 Apr 00. Response/closing date for receipt of proposals: 8 May 00. To: J C Carter Co Inc. Authority: 10 USC 2304(c). Justification: Supplies required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All potential offerors should contact the Buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquistion. 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. See Note(s) 22,26 Posted 03/23/00 (D-SN437437). (0083)

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