PRESOL | 42 | Presolicitation notice for US Army requirements for M42A2 and M45 Masks Hose Assemblies. Interested firms may anticipate an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with a five year performance period.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 27, 2004 FBO #0913
SOLICITATION NOTICE

42 -- Presolicitation notice for US Army requirements for M42A2 and M45 Masks Hose Assemblies. Interested firms may anticipate an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with a five year performance period.

Notice Date: 5/25/2004
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 326220 — Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
Contracting Office: TACOM - Rock Island, ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-AR, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630
ZIP Code: 61299-7630
Solicitation Number: W52H09-04-R-0304
Response Due: 6/15/2004
Archive Date: 8/14/2004
Point of Contact: Clarence Roberts, 309-782-4997
E-Mail Address: TACOM - Rock Island
(robertsc@ria.army.mil)
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: NSN: 4720-01-445-3651, Hose Assembly, Mask: M45 (Part Number 5-1-2756-20) and NSN: 4720-01-515-9261, Hose Assembly, Mask: M42A2 (Part Number 5-1-2756-30) requirements are being solicited. The M45 Mask Hose Assembly and the M42A2 Mask Hose Assembly a re identical except for the M45âs nylon strap assembly. These hose assemblies are life support items allowing the C2/C2A1 canister, which filters the air to the mask user, to be worn away from the mask facepiece. The hose assembly includes the ribbed hose itself, which is made of EPDM rubber and is approximately 24 inches in length and 1.2 inches in diameter. At each end of the hose are molded nylon plastic threaded connectors that are secured to the hose via meta l clamps. Each attached clamp is subsequently covered/protected with a heat shrink polyolefin electrical insulation sleeve. One end of the hose attaches via the female threaded connector to the canister and the other male threaded connector end of the h ose attaches to the sideport opening of the mask facepiece. The hose component is required to pass leakage testing and the hose material is required to pass first article agent permeation testing. Both hose assemblies require an EPDM rubber port gasket. The M45 Mask Hose assembly requires a nylon strap assembly, with slide and buckle. This solicitation is issued as a five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity with a guaranteed minimum quantity of 2,000 each M42A2 Hose Assemblies. Planned release date of the solicitation is 15 June 2004. The government may order up to a maximu m quantity of 200,000 M42A2 Hoses and 15,000 M45 Hoses. The M42A1 estimated requirements are FY05 14,000; FY06 7,000; FY07 11,397; FY08 7,600; and FY09 7,600. The M45 estimated requirements are FY05 827; FY06 831; FY07 0; FY08 1,267 and FY09 0. First Ar ticle Testing is required, but may be waived. FOB is destination. All or part of this action is currently unfunded. The solicitation is unrestricted and will result in a firm fixed price contract. This is a best value procurement, and past performance and technical factors will be evaluated along with price. This solicitation will be issued electronically. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following Internet address: Http://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/SOLINFO/index.htm and referencing the appropriate FY 04 solicitation. Hardcopies will not be provided. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. It is incumbent upon interested parties to periodically access the above Internet address to obtain any amendmen ts which may be issued. Failure to obtain amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your proposal nonresponsible and result in rejection. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (25-MAY-2004); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
Web Link: Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAE20/W52H09-04-R-0304/listing.html)
Place of Performance: Address: TACOM - Rock Island ATTN: AMSTA-AQ-ARCA, Rock Island Arsenal Rock Island IL; Zip Code: 61299-7630; Country: US
Record: SN00592590-F 20040527/040525213740 (fbodaily.com)
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42 -- Presolicitation notice for US Army requirements for M42A2 and M45 Masks Hose Assemblies. Interested firms may anticipate an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with a five year performance period.