Connecting Link, Rig (Please refer to the "Synopsis" and/or"Place of Performance" for POC on this effort)

****ATTENTION****ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO: Darryl Wright, Contract Specialist, email: darryl.wright2@us.army.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX1F0372AX; NOUN: Connecting Link, Rig; NSN: 3040-01-287-2438; P/N: 70400-08151-061, Min/Max Quantity: 800/2000 each on a 5 year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA applicable to the UH-60. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 800 each 275 Days After Contract Award (DACA) and up to 300 each year until contract completion. The First Article Test Report is due 263 DACA. Required delivery without First Article Testing is 800 and up to 300 each year until contract completion. This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI) and an Engineering Test Item. This requirement is restricted to: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE: 78286) & Timken Aerospace Transmissions LLC (CAGE: 15152) because this part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved source(s). 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 of solicitation however; solicitation will not close prior to the closing date stated above. Foreign firms are reminded that all requests for solicitation must be processed through their respective embassies.

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