61 -- Manufacture of Cable Assemblies applicable to the Guided Missile-Launcher Test Set, AN/GSM-396

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CORRECT THE SOLICITATION NUMBER FROM FA8524-08-11126 TO FA8524-08-21126. This synopsis is for a five year (one-year basic and four one-year options), Requirements Firm Fixed Price contract for the manufacture of cable assemblies applicable to the Guided Missile-Launcher Test Set, AN/GSM-396. This 3W7 single missile test cable is used to connect the interface adapter unit to the HARM missile quick latch connector. This is a full and open competitive acquisition with an Insurance Policy in accordance with AFMCFARS 5317.7590. In the event an unqualified source is awarded the contract, a Mission Essential Quantity (MEQ) may be issued to a proven source to maintain current demand levels through the new production lead time. NOUN: Cable Assembly. NSN: 6150-01-441-2928AO. P/N: 704AS11500-3 DIM: 4 inches high, 18 inches wide, 2 inches deep, weighs 10 pounds. MATL: Electrical wiring and electrical connectors; Aluminum. FUNCTION: Used to connect Interface Adapter Unit to HARM Missile Quick Latch Connector. QUANTITY: First Articles 2 each, Production Basic 1 each, Production Options I-IV 1-5 each. MEQ Basic 4 each, MEQ Option 1 each. DELIVERY: First Articles are due within 540 calendar days ARO award. Production items are due 120 calendar days after First Article approval and MEQ quantities are due 120 calendar days after receipt of individual orders. MEQ, if required, will be issued only to General Dynamics Information Technology; 1545 Crossways Blvd, Suite A; Chesapeake, VA 23320 (cage code 8K596). Solicitation will be uploaded to www.fedbizzopps.gov website on or about 11 Dec 2007 with a response date on or about 10 Jan 2008. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1). Supplies or services required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency needs. Reference Numbered Notes 22, 26 and Local Note ?D? that reads as follows: ?This acquisition will be processed in accordance with AFMC FAR Sup 5352.217-9006 (Mission Essential Quantity): If a proven source is not the low offeror, the basic quantity may be split into a First Article quantity, for award to the low unproven offeror, and a Minimum Essential Quantity, for award to the proven source, with the balance of the requirement established as options in both contracts. Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), "Supplies (or services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" may apply. Numbered Note 22 applies only to the quantity identified as the mission essential quantity in the solicitation.?