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58 -- AZIMUTH INDICATOR SOL N0038399YT040 DUE 011400 POC Contact Point, Stanley L Shumas, 0234.02, (215)697-3774, Fax, (215)697-3161, Twx, Not-avail WEB: NAVICP BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, http://www.navicp.navy.mil/business/index.htm. NSN 7R-5895-01-408-0371-EE, Ref Nr 405010-903, Qty 141 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/sabs/sas/sascover.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 item you 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 is now available at: "a href=http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/073home.htm" "http://www.navicp.navy.mil/07/home073.htm". This is a requirement for repair/ modification of the Enhanced Main Display Unit (EMDU) for replacenmt of the obsolete Beam Index Cathode Ray Tube with Flat Panel technology. The EMDU is used on the E-2C aircraft. The effort will consist of the removal of the current CRT and associated electronics in the EMDU and replacing it with a 16.1 inch AMLCD lit by a ruggedized commercial edge-lit backlight. The affected components are the Index Processor (405050-910), Vertical Deflection Amp (405140-906), Video Amplifier (404930-901), Photomultiplier Assembly (404670-000), Beam Control Card (404130-903), Horizontal Deflection Amp (405150-910), Personality Card (405250-903), Horizontal Linearity Correctors (404800-905/404810-903), Analog Motherboard (404970-903), and the High Voltage Power Supply (405273-902). Only L-3 Communications (63516), Display Systems, Alpharetta, GA, the designer, developer, and manufacturer of the EMDU will be solicited as the articles to be modified are highly specified for which only the aforementioned commercial concern has the prerequisite knowledge, familiarity and special test equipment necessary to perform the requisite modifications. The units will be retrofitted on an as required basis. It is projected that the modifications will be for a total quantity of 141 units and take place over a six yearperiod .Any other interested parties should contact NAVICP Source development D ivision at 215-697-5717 for information regarding technical requirements for future requirements., See Notes 22,26***** Posted 11/26/99 (A-SN403740). (0330)

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