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17 -- GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR F-18 SOL N68335-97-R-0120 POC Ms. Kathleen Kiley, Contract Specialist, Code 2132KK, (908) 323-5197. Purchase Request No: N68335-6309-0878 Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE) for the F-18 aircraft, to be used to modify existing Depot Level test stands. The modified test stands would provide capability of testing the Main Fuel Control on the F404-GE-402 turbofan engine used in the F-18 aircraft. This procurement would also include: P/N ECP#4478-TE, Main Fuel Control Test Stand Modification, 2 each; P/N ECP#4479-TE, Main Fuel Control Test Stand Modification, 2 each and Technical Data. The acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not own specification or drawings to permit full and open competition. The Government intends to procure this item under the authority of U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Allied Signal Aerospace Company, Bendix Engine Control Division, 717 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, Indiana 46620 as the designer, developer and sole manufacturer of the PSE to be acquired, is the only known source with the knowledge, experience and technical data necessary for the manufacture and the design/application requirement of the F-18 PSE involved. Firms that recognize and produce the required items are encouraged to identify themselves. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which may be considered by the government in determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note 22. Request copies in writing or by facsimile (908) 323-2165. (0340)

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