Kit, Maintenance Sup (Please refer to the quote mark Synopsis quote mark and/or quote mark Place of Performance quote mark to this effort)

****ATTENTION****ALL FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION MUST BE DIRECTED TO: Tammy Bingham, Contracting Officer, email: tammy.bingham@us.army.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX3Q0175AX; NOUN: Kit, Maintenance Sup; NSN: 1680-01-587-1948; P/N/: 1031414; min/max 15/30 each on a two year Basic and 1 option type buy type contract applicable to OH-58D Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP) with deliveries to Corpus Christi, TX. Required delivery on each PRON is 15 each 150 Days After Contract Award (DACA) 15 each year until contract completion. This requirement is restricted to Alion Science and Technology Corp. (CAGE Code: 6Q186) because the data needed to procure this part competitively is not physically available, it cannot be obtained economically, nor 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 http://amcomdmz.redstone.army.mil/casl_cmo/casldba.casl_cmo_samsar 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.