53--Seal, Plain Encased-- FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO FLOYD CARLTON; ATTN: AMSAM-AC-LS-T, Floyd Carlton, Phone [phone hidden], FAX Number [phone hidden], EMAIL [email hidden]

****ATTENTION****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO FLOYD CARLTON. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with addition al information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effec t through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-16. The Procurement Request Order Number (PRON) AX5Q0193AX is being issued as a request for quotation under solicitation number W58RGZ-05-T-0473. Unit of measure is each; NSN 5330-01-162-2401; Part Number 23004 513. This is applicable to the OH-58D Engine Unit (T-703-AD-700). Spec/Std controlling data, Manufacturers Code: 63005. Mfr source controlling reference: 23004513. Quantity is 390 each. This requirement is restricted to: Rolls-Royce Corp, Cage Code: 630 05 and Aviall Services Inc (the distributor for Rolls-Royce Corp) Cage Code: 22819, because this part is a commercial/non-developmental/off-the-shelf item. Other prospective sources must qualify through the FAA under the Part Manufacturer Approval (PMA). 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. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item described above are encou raged to identify themselves. Firms are encouraged to seek source approval in order to compete for future solicitation by accessing the website www.redstone.army.mil/cmo/ and looking under CAPSAR and Policy Relating to Source Approval Requests for Aviati on Requirements. Foreign Firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies. The consignee for 390 each is XU Transportation Officer, DDSP New Cumberland Facility, Building Mission Door 113 134, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5001. Required delivery is 390 each, 130 Days after Contract Award (DACA). Inspection and acceptance is at FOB point Destination. Offerors are encouraged to provide earlier delivery at no additional cost to the Government. Packagi ng requirements are: Quantity Unit Package (QUP) [001]. MIL-STD-129 markings shall apply. Level of Preservation (LOP) is COMMERCIAL, Level of Packaging COMMERCIAL in accordance with ASTMD3951 CODES. The following clauses are incorporated into this synop sis/solicitation: FAR 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement (Feb 1999). Insert in FAR 52.246-11, [the Contractor shall comply with ISO 9002 or equivalent]. FAR 52.246-l6, Responsibility for Supplies (Apr 1984). AMCOM Regulation 52.246-400 3, Terminology/Calibration (USAAMCOM) (Aug 1996). Full text for clause 52.246-4003 reads: (a) Terminology. Terminology shall be as defined by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 8402, Quality Management and Quality Assurance - Vocabulary . (b) Calibration. (Applicable if a military or a commercial quality system is selected for use.) The calibration of Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment shall be in accordance with American National Standards Institute/National Conference of Stand ards Laboratories (ANSI/NCSL) Z540-1-1994 (General Requirements for Calibration Laboratories and Measuring and Test Equipment) or ISO 10012-1:1992 (Quality Assurance Requirements for Measuring Equipment). (End of clause) FAR 52.211-14, Defense Priority R ating for National Defense Use (Sep 1990): certified for national defense under the Defense Priority and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700) as DOA1. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct 2003). Within FAR 52.212-1(c), the numbe r [30] is changed to read [90]. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (June 2003). The North American Industry Classificat ion System (NAICS) code is 339991 and number of employees is 500. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2003). FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Oc t 2003). The appropriate clauses under paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5 are as follows: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)(41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibitio n of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002)(E.O. 11246); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222- 36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998)(29 U.S.C. 793); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001)(38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2003)(E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129); and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003)(31 U.S.C. 3332). DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contracto r Registration (Nov 2001). DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 1995). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Oct 2003). The appropriate clauses of DFARS 252.212-7001(a) and (b) are: (a): FAR 52.203-3, Gratuities (Apr 1984) (10 U.S.C. 2207), (b): DFARS 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (Dec 1991) (10 U.S .C. 2416); FAR 252.219-7003, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts) (Apr 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637); FAR 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (Apr 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, E.O. 10 582. FAR 52.233-4000, AMC-Level Protest Program (Oct 1996), which reads in full text, [If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, Army Materiel Command (AMC). The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a pr otest with the General Accounting Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC Protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to: Headquarters, Army Materiel Command, Office of Command Counsel, ATTN: AMCCC-PL, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001, Facsimile number +1 (555) 000-0000/5680, Voice Number +1 (555) 000-0000, The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http:(insert 2 forward slashes) www.amc.army.mil/amc/command-counsel/prot est/protest.html (The double forward slashes constitute a print processing command, hence cannot be shown above. Please insert when accessing the website.) If Internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-L evel Protest Procedures. (End of Provision)], FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). FAR 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity-Supplies (Aug 1987). Justifica tion for other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. T he most recent representative unit price and quantity relative to this acquisition is Contract Number W58RGZ-04-P-0107, award date 13 NOV 2003, unit price $191.84, quantity 168 each to AVIALL SERVICES INC., CAGE 22819. The Government provides this price h istory without assuming the responsibility for any resulting conclusions or interpretations that may be made. The price history is provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for offer/bid. Any award resulting from t his RFQ will be issued on SF Form 1449 and will contain all clauses required by Law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) as appropriate for the dollar value of the award. Any FAR/Regu lation incorporated within this synopsis/solicitation where the offeror is required to provide a response shall be responded to by the offeror in their proposal; cite the FAR/Regulation number and provide the response. In addition, proposals shall provide the following information: 1. FOB point. 2. Furnish vendors part number(s) if other than listed with each item. 3. Point(s) of shipment, performance, preservation, packaging and marking. Proposals may be submitted in contractor format. Adequate tec hnical data is not available for this acquisition. This part is a commercial / non-developmental/off-the-shelf item. Commercial item descriptions, commercial vendor catalog or price lists or commercial manuals assigned a technical manual number apply. T he 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 prior to the date stated above. No telephone request will be accepted. Proposals should be su bmitted to Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280, AMSAM-AC-LS-T, Floyd Carlton, Contracting Officer, FAX number +1 (555) 000-0000 Reference, RFQ W58RGZ-05-T-0473. See Note 23