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48 -- VALVE, BALL SHUTOFF 1.50 INCHES SOL F41608-98-Q-74439 DUE 063098 POC The Point of Contact is Mary Esther Castillo WEB: Click Here To Go To The Solicitation Index, http://www.kelly-afb.org/links/proc/rfq/solicitations/index.html. E-MAIL: Send E-Mail to the POC, mcastill@lcgate1.kelly.af.mil. F41608-98-Q-74439, Item: 0001, NSN: 4810-01-364-4091, P/N: AV24B1355 or 17B2N9003-1; Noun: Valve, Ball Shutoff 1.50 inches; Qty: 12 each; Size/Dimensions: 1.500 inches all end, round all ends, flange all ends; Predominant Material: Aluminum alloy A356.0 body- aluminum alloy 6066 flow control device; steel comp 416 stem. Form/Fit/ Function: It is part of the onboard inert gas generating systems (OBIGGS) which provides nitrogen enriched air (NEA) in the C-17 aircraft. DATA, DRAWINGS, BID SETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. Required Delivery: 30 Sep 98 -- 12 each; Destination: FB2065 Acct 09 -- Robins AFB, GA. The response date is 30 June 98. Approximate date for award is 31 July 98. Written procedures will be used for this solicitation -- TO: ITT Fluid Technology Corp CAGE: 73760 and Boeing/McDonnell Douglas CAGE: 88277. All other responsible sources may submit a proposal/quote, but will be required to submit source approval data. Please no telephone requests -- only written or faxed requests. Authority:10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1); Justification: Supplies (or Services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. AF reference FD2050-98-74439. 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) 26 (0167)

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