Solicitation number is SPE4A613Q6472 0050212304, National Stock Number, 4010‐01‐502‐1057, Wire Rope Assembly, Single Leg with a unit Issue is each. The solicitation will result in an award of a Firm Fixed Price Contract and will be solicited as Unrestricted, Other than Full and Open competition. The item is coded 3Z with the approved sources of supply Breeze‐Eastern Corp. (08484). This NSN is coded as commercial item and is not a Critical Safety Item. FOB is Destination with Inspection and Acceptance at Origin for stock locations within the Continental United States (CONUS).

The requested quantity is 157 each with a requested delivery of 180 days ARO. Past Performance Information Retrieval Systems (PPIRS) applies. The final contract award decision may be based upon Price, Past Performance, and other Evaluation factors as described in the solicitation.

The Solicitation will issue on or about January  22,2014 with a closing date of February 24, 2014. A copy will be available via DLA Internet Bid Board System at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil. RFP/IFB(s) are in portable document format (PDF). To download, you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy will not be available to requestors.

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Management" https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

A copy of the solicitation will be available via the Business Systems Modernization DLA Internet Bid Board System (BSM DIBBS) website: https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil on the issue date cited in the RFP. From DIBBS homepage, select Request for Proposal (RFP) under the Solicitations heading. In the Search Categories click in the Solicitation Number and type the RFP you wish to download and click the Submit button. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com.   A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requesters.