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30 -- NOUN: GEARSHAFT, MULTIPLE, NSN: 3040-00-475-0058, P/N: 1-080-310-01, QTY: 223 EACH SOL DAAH23-99-Q-0416 DUE 040699 POC Edwin Martinez, Contract Specialist, AMSAM-AC-AL-E, 256-955-9194: Carla Bean, Contracting Officer 17. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION. NSN: 3040-00-475-0058, P/N: 1-080-310-01, Noun: Gearshaft, Multiple, Qty: 223 each. Applicable to the T-53 Engine. F.O.B. Origin to: Texarkana, Texas; New Cumberland, Pennsylvania; and Stockton, CA. Item 0001, quantity 223 each. PRON: AX925446AX. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 23 each due 350 days after contract award and 100 each per month thereafter until completion of order. First Article test report is due 317 days after contract award. Required delivery without first article is 23 each due 329 days after contract award and 100 each per month thereafter until completion of order. Inspection and acceptance at Origin, Inspection requirements: 52.246-2, 52.246-4002, 52.246-11, ANSI/ASQC Q9002 or equivalent, 52.209-3, ALT I and ALT II. Level Preservation and Packaging: C/C. Packaging -- Items shall be prepared for delivery in accordance with (IAW) ASTM D 3951-95, unit package quantity shall be 001. Marking of shipments: IAW ASTM D 3951-95, "Government marking requirements". Serial Number Reporting Requirement (SNARR) apply to this solicitation. Certified for national Defense under the Defense Priority and Allocations System -- Rating -- DOA1 (FAR 52.211-14, Defense Priority Rating for National Defense Use (Sep 1990)). This procurement requires pre-qualification. Item is a Flight Safety Part which Requires Engineering Testing. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Justification for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only One Source or Only a Limited Number of Responsible Sources. This proposed contract action is for supplies for the Government does not have specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Contractors must have access to Master Gears for this requirement. The approved sources are Allied Signal Inc., and ACR Industries Inc. This acquisition is subject to availability of funds. Procurement History: 1992 March 31, unit price $369.50, quantity: 688 each, to ACR Industries Inc. The procurement history provided has not been screened in any manner to ascertain the actual circumstances of the procurement and should not be considered as a reliable indicator of an appropriate price level for this solicitation. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation document; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Cite Request For Quotation (RFQ) Number DAAH23-99-Q-0416 in your response. Submit quotations no later than close of business 06 Apr. 1999. Any award resulting from this RFQ will be issued on DD Form 1155 and will contain all clauses required by law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) as appropriate for the dollar value of the award. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Jun 1988) and FAR 52.242-1, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jun 1988) -- This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions/clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Quotations shall provide the following information, representations, and certifications: 1. F.O.B. point if other than origin. 2. Quotation is firm for 90 days unless otherwise stated. 3. Furnish vendors part number (s) if other than listed with each item. 4. Point(s) of shipment, performance, preservation, packaging, and marking. 5. Remittance address (Provide the Electronic Funds Transfer information to the paying office after award -- do not include in our quotation). 6. Taxpayer Identification (TIN) per FAR 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification (March 1994). 7. Commercial and Government Entity (Cage) code per DFARS 252.204-7001, Commercial and Government Entity (Cage) Code Reporting (Dec 1991). 8. Offeror's recommended economic purchase quantity, unit price, total amount per FAR 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity -- Supplies (Aug 1987). 9. Information required by FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements (Oct 1997) if applicable. 10. FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Oct 1995). The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 3566. 11. FAR 52.222-19, Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Representation (Apr 1984). 13. FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Apr 1984). 14. FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984). 15. FAR 52.246-11 Higher Level Contract Quality Requirement Government Specification (Apr 1984). 16. DFARS 252.225-7035, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program Certificate (May 1995). Representation (DOD Contracts) (Apr 1994). Quotes may be submitted in contractor format. The time required for approval of new supplies is such that award and delivery cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by submitting a source approval request (SAR) package to: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), ATTN: AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S, Building 5681, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama 35898-5280; or the web site is: http://www.redstone.army.mil/cmo/. Look under "SAR information". No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-E, Edwin Martinez, at (256) 955-9196. Numbered note(s) 23 and 26 apply. Posted 03/02/99 (W-SN303956). (0061)

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