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48 -- VALVE ASSEMBLY SOL F41608-98-Q-16233 DUE 091898 POC The Point of Contact is RONALD R. APPLEWHITE WEB: Click Here To Go To The Solicitation Index, http://www.kelly-afb.org/links/proc/rfq/solicitations/index.html. E-MAIL: Send E-Mail to the POC, rapplewh@ldgate1.kelly.af.mil. NOUN: VALVE ASSEMBLY NSN: 4810-01-101-8702AZ APPLICABLE TO: KC135-AIRCRAFT SIZE/DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 11 INCHES X 9 INCHES X 5.750 INCHES FORM/FIT/FUNCTION: THIS BUTTERFLY VALVE IS USED TO REGULATE FUEL PRESSURE IN AN AERIAL REFUELING SYSTEM OF A TANKER AIRPLANE. PREDOMINANT MATERIAL: ALUMINUM All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the SA-ALC Acquisition Ombudsman at AC 210-925-5133 or send E-Mail to: ombudsman@www.kelly-afb.org. Buyer's name (point of contact listed above) should be included on all solicitation requests. In addition, please include a FSCM/cage code for mailing purposes. See Note(s) 22, 23,,26 Posted 08/26/98 (D-SN242084). (0238)

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