U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis,MO 63120

31 -- BEARING UNIT, PLAIN SOL DAAJ09-97-R-0280 DUE 032897 POC Brandon Hunt, Contract Specialist, (314) 263-0771 or Carol Woeheide, Contracting Officer, (314) 263-0779. NSN: 3130-01-257-5797, P/N: 7-211160040-7. Quantity 360 each. Applicable to the AH-64 Aircraft. FOB Destination to Texarkana, TX, (235 each) New Cumberland, PA, (112 each) and Stockton, CA. (13 each). Required delivery with First Article Testing is 60 each 290 DACA and 60 each month thereafter, first article test report due 248 DACA. Required delivery without first article test is 60 each 230 DACA and 60 each month thereafter until completion. This procurement requires prequalification. 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 which the Government does not have specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Approved sources are: Jaco Engineering, Anaheim, CA and McDonnell Douglas Corp., Mesa, AZ. Only approved sources who have successfully completed the required engineering test will be considered for award of this flight safety part. 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 IAW the instructions contained in Section L of the solicitation. Information on meeting of qualifications may also be obtained from ATCOM, ATTN: AMSAT-R-EB. Subject to availability of funds. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may fax your request ATTN: AMSAT-A-PLBB, Brandon Hunt Contract Specialist, on 314-263-9012. The principle medium which the Government will use for technical data transmittal during this procurement is the 4.75 inch diameter compact disk with embedded reader software. Windows 3.1, or Windows NT operating environment and a CD Reader are required. Numbered Notes 22 and 26 apply. (0045)

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