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28 -- TWO JET ENGINES SOL RFO4-96010 DUE 072296 POC Contact Point: Jim Hillman, Contract Specialist, (805) 258-2457, Contracting Officer: Salomon Perea, (805) 258-3337, FAX (805) 258-2904 NASA Dryden Flight Research Center has requirement to purchase two jet engines for F-15 test aircraft. The jet engines are being purchased on a sole-source basis from Pratt & Whitney. The primary basis for this is that the unique F-15 test aircraft has been qualified to accept F100-PW-229 engines only.The fan ducts and vectoring nozzles for the F-15 have already been provided to the Government by Pratt & Whitney. An accelerated delivery is also necessary tomeet mission requirements. Any concerns or issues relative to this procurement should be addressed to the Contracting Officer identified above. However, an ombudsman has also been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors and contractors if necessary. Interested parties may call the installation ombudsman, Kevin Petersen, at (805) 258-3103. Concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke, at (202) 358-2090. See Numbered Note 22. (0159)

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