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16 -- BALANCE NOZZLE SEGMENT SOL F41608-99-R-44411 DUE 092199 POC The Point of Contact is Julia Harlow, LPKAF, Phone: (210)925-6566, FAX: (210)925-8496, E-MAIL: julia.harlow@kelly.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, julia.harlow@kelly.af.mil. NOUN: Balance Nozzle Segment; NSN: 2840-01-332-3439PT; P/N: 4079428;QTY: 750 UOI:Each; DELIVERY: SEP99; APPLICABLE TO: F15/F16 aircraft, F100-PW-100/200/220 Augmentor modules; PREDOMINANT MATERIAL: Cast Titanium; SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 11.5inches long X 5.8inches wide X 1.5 inches thick; FORM/FIT/FUNCTION: Balance segment pivots with the convergent nozzle segment, counter-balancing the exhaust pressure and stabilizing the position of the convergent segments. Qualification requirements apply and will be in accordance with the solicitation. Government-furnished drawings are not available. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be approved sources. The Government is not required to delay contract award pending Source Approval Requests (SARs). Offerors are encouraged to submit SARs as soon as possible. If the Government has not completed review of the SAR when the contract is awarded, the SAR will be retained and the source will be reviewed for possible Source Approval for future awards. The approximate solicitation issue date is: 21SEP99. 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. See Note(s) 22,23,26 Posted 08/31/99 (D-SN374754). (0243)

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