****ATTENTION****FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: Carol Hardage, Contracting Officer, FAX Number 256-842-7629, CCAM-AL-L. No telephone request will be accepted. PRON: AX9Q0104AX, NOUN: Stick Assembly-Co-pilot, NSN: 1680-01-445-6790, PN: 406-001-352(-109), Quantity: 16 each, applicable to the OH-58 D. Destination with deliveries to Tracy, CA 95304-5000. Required Delivery Schedule with First Article Testing is 16 each, 330 Days after Contract Award (DACA). Required Delivery Schedule without First Article Testing is 16 each, 220 Days after Contract Award (DACA). Required Delivery Schedule with Alternate II is 16 each, 275 Days after Contract Award (DACA). This item is restricted to Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc, Cage Code 97499. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. 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). 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. Adequate technical data is not available for this acquisition. All offerors must meet pre-qualification requirements in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency.