31--Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted

*****ATTENTION*****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO Laverne Askew. No telephone request will be accepted. NSN: 3110-01-459-5545; QTY: 581 each, PRON AX4T7152AX, APN: 1-300-672-01, applicable to the (BB) (T-53) U H-1/AH-1/OV-1 TURBINE ENGINE. F.O.B. Origin with delivery to Secaucus, NJ 07094-1617. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 581 each, 314 Days after Contract Award (DACA). The First Article Test Report is due 197 DACA. Required delivery without First Article Testing is 581 each 209 Days after Contract Award (DACA). This item is restricted to New Hampshire Ball Bearings – HITECH Division, Cage Code 83086 and Honeywell International Inc. formerly known as Allied Signal, Cage Code 99193 becau se the Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources. Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in orde r to be eligible for award. 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 w ww.redstone.army.mil/cmo/ and looking under CAPSAR and Policy Related to Source Approval Request for Aviation Requirements. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. The closing date annotated is an estimated dat e and may be adjusted dependent upon the date of release for solicitation; however, the solicitation will not close prior to the date stated above. Foreign Firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective em bassies. No telephone requests will be accepted. You may FAX or mail your request ATTN: AMSAM-AC-SM-T, Laverne Askew, or FAX number +1 (555) 000-0000. ***See also 23, 26.