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59 -- ELECTRON TUBE-SHIELD SOL N0038398YTC03 DUE 122198 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Patricia M Smith, 0225.09, (215)697-2994, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail NSN 7R-5960-00-011-3655-FP, Ref Nr 1018860-005, Qty 23 EA, Delivery FOB Origin -- SUBJECT REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ITEM LISTED ABOVE; AS WELL AS, VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS FOR REPAIR SUCH AS: ELECTRON TUBE SHIELD, NSN: 7RH5960-01-382-8733, P/N: 1010849-001, QTY: 3; TUBE SHIELD ASSY, NSN: 7RH 5960-00-461-2604FP, P/N: 1018861-004, QTY: 18; ELECTRONIC SWITCH, NSN: 7RH5895-01-381-5309FP, P/N: 1010791-001, QTY: 3; ETC. THIS AWARD WILL ENCOMPASS A 2 YEAR TIME PERIOD WITH ONE BASE YEAR AND ONE OPTION YEAR. THE QUANTITY LISTED ABOVE IS ONLY AN ESTIMATED QUANTITY. THE SUBJECT ITEM HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO REQUIRE GOVERNMENT SOURCE APPROVAL PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD AS THE ITEMS BEING ACQUIRED ARE FLIGHT CRITICAL AND/OR THE TECHNICAL DATA AVAILABLE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION. DUE TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR POTENTIAL SOURCES TO UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE QUALIFICATION PROCESS IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE REPAIR CABILITY, ANACOMP IS THE ONLY KNOWN APPROVED SOURCE FOR REPAIR OF THESE ITEMS. ANY OTHER INTERESTED SOURCES SHOULD CONTACT NAVICP'S SOURCE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION {215} 697-5717, FOR INFORMATION REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS. THERE ARE NO DRAWINGS AVAILABLE. 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 http://www.navicp.navy.mil/prodserv/source/source.htm 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 itemyou 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. The NAVICP Commercial Item Identification Brochure and information regarding the Submission of Market Research Data is now available at: href="http://www.navicp.navy.mil/cii/ciibro.htm http://www.navcip.navy.mil/cii/ciibro.htm, See Note 22 (ACAVI1120036-227) Posted 11/23/98 (I-SN273940). (0327)

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