Packing Material (Please refer to the "Synopsis" and/or "Place of Performance to this effort)

****ATTENTION****ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO: Melissa Limbaugh, Contract Specialist, email: melissa.limbaugh@us.army.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX3F0009AX; NOUN: Packing Material; NSN: 5330-01-558-8027; P/N: AG527000-03; minimum qty of 300; maximum qty of 1500 each on a five year Basic + 4-100% Options type contract applicable to UH-60 with deliveries to Red River Army Depot, TX. Required delivery is 300 each 150 Days After Contract Award (DACA) and 300 each year until contract completion. This requirement is restricted to Aviation Devices and Electronic Components L.L.C DBA Avdec (CAGE Code: 1NPE1) because the data needed to purchase this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, not is it possible to draft adequate specifications. 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 Standard Aviation and Missile Source Approval Request (SAMSAR). 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 prior to the date stated above. Foreign Firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies.