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17 -- HOLDBACK BAR, REPEAT SOL N0038399RD226 DUE 092299 POC Contact Point, Pamela A Rutledge, 0221.10, (215)697-3413, Fax, (215)697-0491, Twx, Not-avail NSN 7R-1720-01-163-6062-GF, Ref Nr 2-7403-5, Qty 30 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 (a href=" http: //www.navicp.navy.mil/prodserv/source/source.htm" ) U.S. Navy Aviation Supply Office Source Approval Information Brochure. (/a) 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 callingNAVICP-P at (215) 6974243. 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: (a href=" http: //www.navicp.navy.mil/07/home073.htm" ) http: //www.navicp.navy.mil/07/home073.htm(/a), this Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued as a sole source requirement to a previously approved supplier, no drawings are available, bids from any other source must be accompanied by a complete data package proving ability to manufacture, See Note 26, See Note 22. Posted 08/18/99 (I-SN369533). (0230)

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