41--FLEXIBLE DUCT

The US Navy is soliciting bids for the supply of 100 units of flexible duct, NSN 1R-4120-016645640-SX. The Government requires source approval prior to contract award, and only previously approved sources have been solicited. Interested parties must submit the required information for source approval with their proposal. The Government is not using the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. * The required item is flight critical and/or the technical data available has not been determined adequate to support acquisition via full and open competition. * The time required for approval of a new source is normally such that an award cannot be delayed pending approval of a new source. * Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Products Lists (QPLs), Qualified Product Databases (QPDs), Military Handbooks, and other standardized documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP).