USPFO-MS, Attn: NGMS-PFO-PC, 144 Military Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-8860

69 -- ARMOR TARGET SYSTEM SOL DAHA22-95-B-0003. POC USPFO-MS, Attn: MAJ Bobby C. Thornton, Contracting Officer, 144 Military Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-8860, telephone number (601) 936-7502. This procurement will be accomplished using Two Step Sealed Bidding. Armor Target System consisting of 10 target carriers, 8 wireless remote controllers, 5 target carrier storage buildings, 4 target carrier transport trailers, installation and training. Target carrier shall be capable of raising and lowering, as well as moving any of the full-scale, standard NATO, side view tank targets. Carrier shall be remotely controlled during use and manually controlled for storage and set up. Carrier shall be self-propelled and travel on standard guage railroad rails (56 1/2'' inside width between rails). A programmable controller shall be furnished which allows the operator to command direction of travel, target expose/conceal (pop-up) and hit attributes. Carrier storage buildings shall be constructed on the existing carrier tracks or pre-fabricated and installed on the existing carrier tracks. The buildings shall be of a design that is sufficient to allow one carrier to be manually parked inside for storage (without target) and can enter or exit either end of the building. Building access doors shall provide a means to secure the carriers (by padlock) from vandalism during periods when the carrier is not in use. Construction materials shall be of a type to withstand weathering and require little or no maintenance. Buildings shall be constructed or installed on a concrete footing foundation to be provided by the contractor. The carrier transport trailers shall be of a design and construction that allows for simple, safe loading/unloading of the carrier to and from the rail, can be towed using existing fleet vehicles (3/4 ton truck/HMMV) connected by a pintle hook, and the trailers shall be able to be towed with or without carrier safely traveling a minimum of 35 miles per hour. Firms interested in competing for this system should, as early as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after publication of this notice, indicate their interest in a letter to the USPFO-MS, Attn: NGMS-PFO-PC, 144 Military Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208-8860. Firms should indicate whether they are a Small Business Concern, a Small Disadvantaged Business Concern, or a Large Business Concern. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 3949. The applicable small business size standard is 500 employees. The contracting officer will use this information to make a decision to issue this solicitation as a set-aside or as unrestricted without further notice. (086)

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