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This procurement is for 1,439 units of a part requiring engineering source approval from the design control activity. The work is 100% set aside for small business concerns, with the specific type of set-aside to be defined in the solicitation. Performance requires acquisition or repair from an approved source that retains essential data rights and knowledge; any alternate source must qualify under specific government-approved procedures. Interested parties may obtain necessary documents from the DoD Single Stock Point in Philadelphia, PA. The government is not using commercial item procedures for this solicitation, but parties may identify their capability to provide a commercial alternative within 15 days of this notice.