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48 -- COUPLING HALF,QUICK DISCONNECT SOL sp074000r3924 POC C.Offenburger 614692-4744 Fax 614-693-1603 IQC99292000012,NSN 4730011313845,Aeroquip Corp (00624)P/N AE80759K.See Note 26.All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered.This solicitation is an RFP or IFB and will be available on the Internet at http:dibbs.dscccols.com/Rfp on its issue date of 07/05/00.Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.Estimated quantity for the base year is 276 each,various quantities delivered to various locations.Specifications,plans or drawings are not available.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 discretion of the Government.The total shall not exceed 4 years.Deliver 30 days after award.This acquisition is for supplies for which the government does not possess complete,unrestricted technical data.This is an unrestricted acquisition.While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers,the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price,delivery,past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitationAlthough offers will be evaluated based on their proposal for the quarterly forcast demand of 69,they are invited and strongly encouraged to indicate any quantity ranges and associtated price breaks they wish to include as part of their offer.These ranges and price breaks may or may not be accepted based on the sole discretion of the government. Posted 06/13/00 (W-SN464299). (0165)

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