Connecting link, RIG

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PRON: AX6F5867AX.  The Government proposes to acquire on a three-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract a minimum quantity of 350 each up to 500 each maximum of a CONNECTING LINK, RIG, NSN: 3040-01-432-8239, Part Number: 7-311511130-15 applicable to the BJ  AH-64 APACHE weapon system. Production Lead Time with First Article Testing is 350 each, 608 Days After Contract Award (DACA). Production Lead Time without First Article Testing is 350 each, 405 DACA with deliveries to NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5002. Forecasted quantities are: 1st Year, 350 each, 2nd Year, 100 each, 3rd Year, 100 each. This item is restricted to THE BOEING COMPANY, CAGE CODE: 8V613. The Government does not have adequate data, lacks rights to data, or both needed to purchase this part from additional sources. The Government has been unable to economically buy the data or rights to the data, although the part has been undergoing full screening for 12 or more months. Breakout to competition has not been achieved, but current, continuing actions to obtain necessary rights to data or adequate, reprocurement technical data indicate breakout to competition is expected to be achieved. This part may be a candidate for reverse engineering or other techniques to obtain technical data. 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 http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casldba.casl_cmo_samsar  then click on AMCOM Spare Parts Manufacturer or Distributor SAR. 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.