Cushion, Shipping An (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: Demetrice Watson, Contracting Officer, email: demetrice.watson@us.army.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX1C0254AX; NOUN: Cushion, Shipping An; NSN: 8135-01-592-1236; P/N: 145G0033-2, Min/Max Quantity: 72/572 each on a Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with deliveries to Corpus Christi, TX applicable to CH-47. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 72 each, 263 Days after Contract Award (DACA) and up to 125 each year until contract completion. The First Article Test Report is due 163 DACA. Required delivery without First Article Testing is 72 each 175 DACA and up to 125 each year until contract completion. This is a five year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) 100% Small Business Set-Aside that is limited to those small businesses, which are approved 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). 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. By U.S. Law participation in Small Business Set Asides are restricted to U.S. small businesses, therefore foreign requests for this solicitation will not be honored.

WARNING: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (TITLE 22, U.S.C., SEC 2751 ET SEQ.) OR EXECUTIVE ORDER 12470. VIOLATION OF THESE EXPORT LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERE CRIMINAL PENALTIES.