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16 -- N2 REPAIR KIT FOR THE UH1 T53 TURBINE ENGINE SOL DAAH29-98-R-0124 DUE 020498 POC Dorothy Reynolds, (205)955-8439, or Janet A. L. Fletcher, (205)955-7012 The T-53 turbine engine operated by the U.S. Army currently suffers from a condition causing the N2 drive assembly to fail in flight. The increased possibility of these failures has resulted in the imposition of severe operational flight restrictions on the Army's UH1 fleet, in order to reduce the probability of a serious aircraft mishap should an N2 failure occur. The contractor shall develop and qualify an engineering change to the T53 engine which shall correct this unsatisfactory condition and allow elimination of flight restrictions. The contractor shall be responsible for all labor, facilities, tools, test equipment and material needed to accomplish this task. A letter contract is contemplated with an option for 1400 repair kits in compliance with the engineering change. Effort is sole source to Allied Signal -- Authority for Other Than Full and Open Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) for the engineering change and qualification of the fix and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) for the repair kits. The proposed contract action is for services/ supplies for which the Government does not have adequate data available to permit full and open competition. Firms that can accomplish the above requirement are encouraged to identify themselves to the Contracting Officer and provide supporting evidence to permit participation in current or future solicitations. -- See Note 22 (0016)

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