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THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR A ONE-TIME BUY APPLICABLE TO THE CH-47 ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) FEET KIT HARDWARE COMPONENTS CONSISTING OF ONE EACH BRACKET R/H ELEVATED, P/N 117920-1; ONE EACH BRACKET L/H ELEVATED, P/N 117921-1; ONE EACH HINGE R/H ELEVATED, P/N 117922-1; AND ONE EACH HINGE L/H ELEVATED, P/N 117923-1 AND DATA PLATE, P/N 115694-1 . THIS ONE-TIME BUY WILL PURCHASE A TOTAL OF 600 EACH FEET KITS AND 1,290 EACH DATA PLATES. DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS ARE 2 WEEKS FOR ECU FEET KITS AND 9 WEEKS FOR DATA PLATES AFTER CONTRACT AWARD. THIS ITEM IS RESTRICTED TO GOODRICH PUMP ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS (GPECS), WHO IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER (OEM) (CAGE CODE 11599) AND HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL (CAGE CODE 99193). THE COMPONENTS OF THE ECU REQUIRES ENGINEERING SOURCE APPROVAL BY THE DESIGN CONTROL ACTIVITY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE COMPONENTS. EXISTING UNIQUE DESIGN CAPABILITY, ENGINEERING SKILLS AND MANUFACTURING KNOWLEDGE BY THE QUALIFIED SOURCE(S)! REQUIRE ACQUISITION OF THE COMPONENTS FROM THE APPROVED SOURCE(S). THE APPROVED SOURCE(S) RETAIN DATA RIGHTS, MANUFACTURING KNOWLEDGE IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF THE COMPONENTS. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING ACTIVITY'S PROCEDURES, AS APPROVED BY THE COGNIZANT GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING ACTIVITY. THE QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING ACTIVITY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE COMPONENTS IN THE INTENDED APPLICATION. FIRMS THAT CAN PRODUCE THE REQUIRED ITEMS 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 CAPSAR AND POLICY RELATING TO SOURCE APPROVAL REQUEST (SAR) FOR AVIATION REQUIREMENTS. THE CLOSING DATE ANNOTATED IS AN ESTIMATED DATE AND MAY BE ADJUSTED DEPENDENT UPON THE DATE OF RELEASE OF SOLICITATION; HOWEVER, SOLICITATIO! N WILL NOT CLOSE PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE STATED ABOVE. 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. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER, WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY. NOTES: 23 AND 26