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66 -- SENSING UNIT,AIRSTR SOL N0038398RD370 DUE 090198 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Gladys J Nicholas, 0221.05, (215)697-2576, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail, Contracting Officer, Lawrence Kaul, 022, (215)697-2849 WEB: NAVICP, Source Approval Information Brochure, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/prodserv/source/source.htm. NSN 7R-6610-01-242-3760-SF, SPEC NR TDP VER 002, Qty 391 EA, Delivery FOB Origin -- 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 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. . No option included. No drawings available. This requirement will be awarded through request for proposal procedures. The estimated award date is 09 December 1998. Due to the unavailability of drawings or other data this requirement will be restricted to (10639) Avionics Specialties. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitations for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice., See Note 22 (ACAVI0723044-100) Posted 07/23/98 (I-SN227784). (0204)

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