Support, Bell Crank (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: Eric Blystone, Contract Specialist, email: eric.blystone1@us.army.mil. No telephone calls will be accepted. PRON: AX2F0498AX; NOUN: Support, Bell Crank; NSN: 3040-01-450-4841; P/N: 70400-08162-045; minimum quantity: 175 each; maximum quantity 875 each on a Firm Fixed Price (FFP)on a five year Firm Fixed Price (FFP)Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)type contract applicable to UH-60 with deliveries to New Cumberland, PA. Required delivery with First Article Testing is 175 each, 413 Days After Contract Awar(DACA). The First Article Test Report is due 263 DACA. Required delivery without First Article Testing is 175 each, 275 DACA and up to 175 each year thereafter until contract completion. This is a Critical Safety Item (CSI). This requirement is restricted to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CAGE Code: 78286) 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 require acquisition of the part from the approved source. 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.

WARNING: THIS ACQUISITION CONTAINS TECHNICAL DATA WHOSE EXPORT IS RESTRICTED BY THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT (TITLE 22, USC., SEC 2751 ET SEQ) OR THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT (TITLE 50, USC., APP 2401-2402) EXECUTIVE ORDER 121470. THIS INFORMATION CANNOT BE RELEASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT. VIOLATIONS OF THESE EXPORT LAWS ARE SUBJECT TO SEVERE CRIMINAL PENALTIES.