Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Contracting Department, PO Box 97, Jacksonville, Florida 32212-0097

J -- REPAIR OF J52 P408 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES, PART NUMBER 660301 SOL N68836-99-T-0136 DUE 101899 POC Brenda Norris, (904) 542-1139 WEB: under RFQ requests, www.fiscjax.com. E-MAIL: under RFQ requests or RFP requests, Brenda_K_Norris@jax.fisc.navy.mil. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Praxair Surface Technoligies Inc. for the repair of J52 P408 1st Stage Compressor Blades, Part Number 660301 under a Firm-Fixed Service type contract. Interested firms are invited to submit a response within twenty-two (22) calander days after publication of this notice to submit their qualifications/capabilities to meet the requirements, along with a request for a solicitation. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. This solicitation is issued pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 and Part 13. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract on a full and open competition basis, based upon response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 09/22/99 (W-SN383017). (0265)

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