59--SOURCES SOUGHT FOR HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR

CONTACT Michael Heussner, Maintenance Engineer,+1 (555) 000-0000. This is a Market Survey to locate additional sources for Horizontal Situation Indicator, ID-2103A/A, NSN 6605-01-160-4442, P/N 86200000-01, Poly-Scientific Division of Litton (Cage 1K426) ; ID-2103/A, NSN 6605-01-029-7542, P/N 123790, Astronautics Corporation of America (Cage 10138). Detailed technical data for the manufacture or acceptance of these units is not available from the Army. These items are source-controlled for use on the CH-47 helicopter by U.S Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) (https://www3.redstone.army.mil:7443/pls/trweb/trwebdba.trweb_home). Listing in AMCOM database (Sector 28) as a qualified source is a vendor requirement for bidding on procurement of source-contr olled items, including key avionics systems and related items. CECOM, as a sustainment command, is constrained to utilize only qualified sources for such material. Vendors interested in establishing source-controlled status may contact AMCOM to apply. The AMCOM Competition Advocate website defines the necessary submission requirements for six categories based on vendor experience and flight-safety criticality (http://www.redstone.army.mil/cgi-bin/casl/index.pl). Suppliers capable of furnishing these units must so indicate, by writing to Commander, USA CECOM, ATTN: AMSEL-LC-CCS-N-AA, Building 1200E, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5043. The response must include documentation such as copy of purchase order if the supplier was a vendor to the listed source or a state ment from listed source demonstrating that the supplier can, in fact, supply the Army with units that will be physically and functionally interchangeable with the units from the previous supplier. Successful supplier may be required to warrant that these i tems supplied will satisfactorily perform when used for the purpose intended by the Army. For more information contact Michael Heussner +1 (555) 000-0000 or Wai Wong +1 (555) 000-0000. The deadline for response is 1 Nov 2004. EMAIL ADDRESS: contact@example.gov or contact@example.gov