Glen,
     
     I guess it may depend on the component supplier's business plan and 
     rate of obsolescence of the components in question. I know on occasion 
     we at Harris Semiconductor will announce a " lifetime buy " on 
     semiconductor components that we are going to discontinue and our 
     military customers are advised many months in advance and given the 
     opportunity to purchase as much product as they wish. However, it is 
     customary to quote, and we do quote, Volume Purchase Agreements ( 
     VPA's) with military customers for as long as three years.

     Best regards,


     Mark Kwoka
     Harris Semiconductor
 

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Subject: Military components
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Date:    4/2/97 1:25 PM


We are having trouble getting vendors to commit to three year pricing on 
miltary components.  We are also finding many military components 
increasingly difficult to find.  Do other people have experience with this 
kind of problem?  If so, how did you deal with it?  Thank-you
     
     
Glen Whittaker
Engineering Manager
DC. Scientific Inc.
70 Pleasant St.
West Bridgewater, MA 02379
     
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