U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Bldg 4488, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

53 -- COVER ACCESS SOL DAAH23-99-Q-0457 DUE 021999 POC Nancy Pierce, AMSAM-AC-AL-A, (256)955-9203 OR FAX (256)955-9220 NSN: 5340-01-378-8163, PN: 7-311320013-6, Quantity 22 Each, applicable to the Apache Aircraft. There is a First Article Requirement on these items. The procurement is limited to The Purdy Corporations, Manchester, CT., Boeing Precision Gear Inc.,Bedford Park, IL and McDonnell Douglas Corporation, A wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA, F.O.B. Origin with deliveries to Lathrop, CA and Stockton, CA. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the first time, This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part.. The data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor is it possible to draft adequate specifications or any other adequate, economical description of the material for a competitive solicitation. Authority and Justification is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (1). The proposed contractual action is for supplies which cannot be procured through full and open competition because the authority cited states only a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisf6y the Agency requirements, FAR 6.302-1. Firms are encourage to seek source approval in order to complete for future solicitations by submitting a source approval request (SAR) package to AMSAM-AR-E-I-F-S/Lee Smith, (256) 313-4914, Bldg 5681, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. This requirement is currently unfunded. Award will be withheld pending receipt of sufficient funds. Intended source is listed above. Note 22. Posted 02/04/99 (W-SN294489). (0035)

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