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54 -- VARIOUS SPARE PARTS FOR THE MEDIUM GIRDER BRIDGE IN SUPPORT OF BRIDGES USED BY THE ARMY AND MARINE CORP. SOL DAAK01-95-R-0030 DUE 082895 POC Dorothy Reynolds, Contract Specialist, (314)263-0673. The spare parts to be purchased will be listed in the solicitation. The award will be a three year requirements type contract. The Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) is a dry gap bridge used by four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries. These four countries (America, Britain, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand) signed a quadripartite agreement (QSTAG 418) that the MGBs, and spare parts, will be adopted as a standardized item. The MGB components are made of a special magnesium aluminum alloy that is not available in small quantities. All structural components of the MGB are made of this special alloy. The U.S. Government does not posess the drawings to manufacture the components. The only source for the components is a company in the United Kingdom, Williams Fairey Engineering Limited (WFEL). National Stock Numbers (NSNs), Part Numbers, Quantities, Delivery Schedules will be indicated on the solicitation. Some shipments of these items would be Direct Delivery to the customers. Some shipments would be to CONUS storage depots (New Cumberland or Anniston). See Numbered Note(s): 9, 22. (0193)

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