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15 -- DUCT ASSEMBLY,AIRCR SOL N0038300X5986 DUE 081100 POC Contact Point, Alan M Rodgers, 0223.07, (215)697-2563, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail WEB: NAVICP BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/business/index.htm. NSN 7R-1560-01-152-9500-SR, Ref Nr 75A667109-1001, Qty 8 EA, Delivery FOB Origin, RFQ N0038300X5986, Approx Due Date O/A Aug 11 00 -- NOTE: The US Naval Inventory Control Point-Philadelphia does not have manufacturing-level drawings of this item. This requirement is for high-pressure, high-temperature bleed-air ducts for the AV-8B Harrier aircraft. These ducts are components of the unique Harrier flight-control system, and, as such are safety-of-flight and mission-critical. Interested parties are directed to contact the designer and current manufacturer, British Aerospace Ltd ("BAe Systems, LTD"), to ascertain availability of drawings and/or subcontracting opportunities. The subject item requires Government source approval prior to contract award, as the item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. Only the source(s) previously approved by the government for this item have been solicited. The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. If you are not an approved source you must submit, together with your proposal, the information detailed in the "a href=http://www.navicp.navy.mil/sabs/sas/sascover.htm" U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. This brochure identifies technical data required to be submitted based on your company's experience in production of the same or similiar item, or if this is an item you have never made. This brochure can be obtained by calling NAVICP-P at (215) 697- 4243. If your request for source approval is currently being evaluated at NAVICP-P, submit with your offer a copy of the cover letter which forwarded your request for source approval. Offers received which fail to provide all data required by the Source Approval Brochure or document previous submission of all data required by the Source Approval Brochure will not be considered for award under this solicitation.Please note, if evaluation of a source approval request submitted hereunder cannot be processed in time and/ or approval requirements preclude the ability to obtain subject items in time to meet government requirements, award of the subject requirement may continue based on Fleet support needs. The NAVICP Commercial Item Identification Brochure is now available at: "a href=http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/073home.htm" "http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/home073.htm"., See Notes 22,26, See Notes 22,26***** Posted 08/10/00 (A-SN484285). (0223)

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