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12 -- LOW POWER RADAR FREQ SOL N0038399R0007 DUE 113098 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Ruth H Hinton, 0225.06, (215)697-2030, Fax, (215)697-3746, Twx, Not-avail WEB: NAVICP, Source Approval Information Brochure, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/prodserv/source/source.htm. NSN 7R-1270-01-102-2965-XX, Qty 356 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. The NAVICP Commercial Item Identification Brochure and information regarding the Submission of Market Research Data is now available at: http://www.navicp.navy.mil/cii/ciibro.htm http://www.navcip.navy.mil/cii/ciibro.htm This synopsis represents repair requirements for the Integrated Multi-Mission Sensor System (IMSS) used on the P-3 aircraft and other U.S. Customs andU.S. Coast Guard aircraft. The system includes WF-360 FLIR components and APG-66 components. These repair requirements will be filled by issuance of delivery orders against a long term Requirements contracts to Northrop Grumman, Electronic Sensors and Systems Div., Baltimore, MD. The contract will consist of a three year base period with two one-year option periods. There are approximately 106 items covered under this contract. Due to the unavailability of drawings, only Northrop Grumman (97942) can provide these repairs. Any sources interested in the qualification process for future requirements, should contact the NAVICP Source Development Division at (215) 697-5717 for information. See Note 22 and Note 26. (ACAVI1008015-023) Posted 10/08/98 (I-SN260793). (0281)

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