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30 -- CONNECTING LINK, RIGID. STEEL, 3.850 INCHES OVERALL LENGTH. SOL SP0740-98-Q-3224 DUE 082598 POC Contact: name-l. engle PHONE-614-692-1326 FAX NUMBER-614-69 2-6271 e-mail ADDRESS-LISA_ENGLE@DSCC.DLA.MIL PR-NO: YPC98202000443 NSN 3040-01-276-8728, CAGE 97499 Part No 214-060-166-103 connecting link, rigid. Steel, 3.850 inches overall length per Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. P/N 214-060-166-103. Technicialdata available at DCSC is not adequate for manufacturing purposes. 257 -EA Del to Lathrop CA 95330 delivery will be 250 days after award. 69 -EA Del to Cherry Point NC 28533-5001 delivery will be 250 days after award. See NOTES 9, 12, and 26. Copies of this solicitation are available at the address on the internet at http: //WWW.DSCC.DLA.MIL/ B/RFQ_SEARCH.HTML. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation is not available until 15 days after published in the CBD. This acquisition is for supplies for which the government does not possess complete, unrestrictive, technical data; therefore, the government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1).APPROVED sources are: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (97499). It is anticipatedthat award will be made via a delivery order to an existing basic ordering agreement. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit offer which DCSC shall consider. Posted 07/29/98 (I-SN229596). (0210)

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