53--Miscellaneous Hardware

****ATTENTION****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO . YOU MAY FAX, EMAIL OR MAIL YOUR REQUEST ATTN: AMSAM-AC-LS-A, M. ELAINE BRAZELTON, CONTRACTING SPECIALIST, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000, MARTHA.BRAZELTON@REDSTONE. ARMY.MIL. NO TELEPHONE REQUEST WILL BE ACCEPTED. PRON: AX5BZ289X, NSN: 5340-01-468-8269, PN: 7-511B25060-5. Quantity: 226 Each, applicable to the AH-64 LONGBOW, with deliveries to Mesa, AZ 85205-9797. This item is restricted to McDonnell Douglas Hel icopter Cage Code 8V613, because 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 ma terial for a competitive solicitation. Production Lead-time is 226 each, 180 Days After Contract Award (DACA). Firms that 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 CAPSAR (Comprehensive Automated Process for Source Approval Request) and Policy Relating to Sou rce 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, solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above. Fo reign firms are reminded that all requests 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: 22, 23 and 26.