U. S. Department Of Commerce, NOAA, Central Administrative Support Center, 601 East 12th St., CC31, Rm. 1756, Kansas City, Missouri 64106

59 -- POWER BLOCK ASSEMBLY SOL NWWG3220106830ch POC Charles A. Hughes 816-426-7267, ext. 229 The U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, intends to purchase the following spare part: 30 each Power Block Assembly, Electro Minerature Corporation p/n D2263-23. The NSN for the item is 5977-01-380-4312. The Government knows of only one source available for the item. The Government does not have specifications or drawings for this item. The Government will accept offers from any qualified source capable of supplying the item. All interested parties must respond within 15 calendar days of this announcement. The spares will be delivered to the National Weather Service, Kansas City, on an FOB Destination basis. Any small business source, able to provide the exact make and model of the equipment referenced herein is encouraged to respond to this announcement. Interested firms should submit in writing, there name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding its capability to provide the specified equipment, and the name, telephone number, and point of contact for a businesses or other Government agency to which it has previously provided the item. This information should be submitted to the addresses stated herein or may be faxed to telephone number 816-426-7530 ATTN: Chuck Hughes. This is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available at this time. This acquisition is being conducted pursuant to the guidelines set forth in FAR part 13. The Government reserves the right to solicit bids based on receipt of affirmative responses to this notice. The anticipated award date shall be within 20 calendar days of date of this announcement. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3679. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This is not a small business set-aside. (0054)

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