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28 -- METALLIC SEAL SOL F4160899R44246 DUE 060499 POC The Point of Contact is JULIA HARLOW, LPKAF, Phone: (210)925-6566, FAX: (210)925-8496, E-MAIL: julia.harlow@kelly.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, julia.harlow@kelly.af.mil. NOUN: Metallic Seal; NSN: 2840-01-442-9118; P/N: 4083668-01; PRODUCTION QTY: 1447; DELIVERY: 30 Sept 99; APPLICABLE TO: F100 engine. MATERIAL: Nickel Alloy. SIZE/DIMENSIONS: Approximate 4.87inchesX11.03inchesX0.25inches thick. FORM/FIT/FUNCTION: Balance seals limit the amount of exhaust gas pressure escaping between the nozzle segments. The seals also have heat resistant coating that protect the balance segments from high exhaust gas temperatures. To be eligible for contract award offerors must be approved sources IAW I-70 of the solicitation. First Article Tests are required for approval. The Government is not required to delay contract award to review pending Source Approval Requests (SARs). Therefore, offerors are encouraged to submit SARs as soon as possible. If the Government has not completed review of the SAR when the contract is awarded, the SAR will be retained and the source will be reviewed for possible future awards. Approximate solicitation issue date: 3 MAY 99. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, 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) 22,23,26 Posted 04/13/99 (D-SN319684). (0103)

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