53--Bolts

****ATTENTION***FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: JAMES LANG, CONTRACTING OFFICER, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, AMSAM-AC-LS-A, E-mail: contact@example.gov or JAMES BAILEY, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, AMSAM -AC-LS-A, E-mail: contact@example.gov. NSN: 5306-01-331-2592, P/N: HS5683-10-30, PRON: AX4F5188AX, NOUN: Bolt, Machine, Quantity: 5,130 each applicable to the APACHE aircraft. With delivery to Texarkana, TX 75507-5000. The required delivery with First Article Testing is 296 days after contract award. The required delivery without First Article Testing is 197 days. When Alternate II clause is recommended 246 days after contract award. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside and is limited to those small businesses which are approved. This item is restricted to the approved small businesses, Space Lok Incorporate Cage 16258, Air Industries Corporation Cage 06725, Bristol Industries, Cage 27238, and LFC Industries Cage 62384 because this pa rt requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and the manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of t he part from the approved source(s). Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order 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 www.redstone.army.mil/cmo and looking under Qualification Procedures for Aviation Requirements. All 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 for solicitation however; the solicitation will not close prio r to the date stated above. By U.S. Law, participation in Small Business Set Aside are restricted to U.S. small businesses, therefore foreign requests for this solicitation will not be honored. No telephone request will be accepted. You may fax or mail your request ATTN: James Lang, Contracting Officer, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, AMSAM-AC-LS-A, E-mail: contact@example.gov or ATTN: James Bailey, Contract Specialist, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, E-mail: contact@example.gov. NOTES: 1, 23 and 26