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31 -- BALL BEARING SOL N0038398R0052 DUE 052298 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Stanley L Shumas, 0234.02, (215)697-3774, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail, Contracting Officer, Rita Kenney, 0234.02, (215)697-6527 WEB: NAVICP, Source ApprovaInformation Brochure, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/prodserv/source/source.htm. NSN 7R-3110-01-198-4702-SN, Ref Nr 5050T89P01, Qty 503 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. This synopsis is for establishment of a "repair" requirements contract for TF34 Engine Mainshaft Bearings. The solicitation will be issued with a 3 year base period and include 2 consecutive one year option periods executeable at the Government's discretion. The 503 estimated repair quantity is the estimated combined amount for the base and option periods. Due to the unavailability of drawings, only Bearing Inspection, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA is being solicited for the requisite repair requirements. Any other interested parties should contact the NAVICP Source Development Division at 215-697-5717 for information regarding technical qualification for future requirements. The solicitation will include 6 additional repairanble bearings, i. e., P/N 5042T11P01 413 each, P/N 5041T42P01 726 each, P/N 5042T12P01 727 each, P/N 5042T13P01 822 each, P/N 5042T14P01 1,291 each, and P/N 5042T15P01 1,249 each., See Note 22 (ACAVI0402005-018) (0092)

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