FBO: Federal Business Opportunities

****ATTENTION****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: Kim Smith, Contracting Officer, FAX Number 256-842-6108, CCAM-AL-L. No telephone request will be accepted. PRON: AX9J0008AX, Noun: Indicator, Vertical, NSN: 6610-01-175-2078, PN: 206-070-990(-1 or -3), Quantity: 58 each, applicable to OH-58 A&C, with deliveries going to New Cumberland, PA 17070-5002. Required Delivery Schedule without First Article Testing is 58 each, 220 Days After Contract Award. This item is restricted to the approved source(s): Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Cage Code 97499. 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. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encouraged to identify themselves. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitations by accessing the website www.redstone.army.mil/cmo/ and looking under Standard Aviation and Missile Source Approval Request (SAMSAR). The closing date annotated is an estimated date and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release of solicitation, however, solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. Foreign Firms are reminded that all request for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies. Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award.