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****ATTENTION****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO TED ARTERBERRY. You may FAX or mail your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-AL-A, Ted Arterberry, Contracting Officer, FAX number +1 (555) 000-0000. NO TELEPHONE CALLS WILL BE ACC EPTED. PRON: AX6F6127AX, NSN: 4920-01-517-3110, PN: 7-262100008-615, Quantity: 16 Kits applicable to the AH-64 Airframe, with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA 17070-5001. Production Lead-time is 16 Kits due 196 Days After Contract Award (DACA). All offeror s must meet pre-qualification requirements in order to be eligible for award. This item is restricted to McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, Cage Code 8V613, because the data needed to acquire this part competitively is not physically available, it canno t 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 encour aged 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). Al l responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. 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 clo sing date stated above. Foreign firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies. Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. NOTES: 22, 23 and 26