US ARMY CECOM, C4IEW Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07702-5008

66 -- COMMAND INSTRUMENT PROCESSOR (CIP) CP-2036/A SOL DAAB07-96-R-B755 DUE 010396 POC Robert J. Miller, Contract Specialist (908)532-1257, AMSEL-ACCA-B- AL(MIL), Bruce P. Kueller, Contracting Officer, (908)532-1257. NSN: 6610-01-280-9729, Command Instrument Processor (CIP) CP-2036/A, Astronautics Corporation of America P/N: 146310-7. Delivery will be to various locations within the Continental United States (CONUS). This acquisition is expected to result in a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) type contract on a fixed price basis. A noncompetitive acquisition under the authority of 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), FAR 6.302-1(b)(1) from Astronuautics Corporation of America of Milwaukee, WI 53201, is proposed as the Army does not possess the necessary hardware and software data required to initiate a competitive procurement. THE U.S. ARMY COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS COMMAND (CECOM) HAS ESTABLISHED AN ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD (EBB) TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC TRANSMITTAL OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFPs) AND INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (IFBs) FROM GOVERNMENT TO INDUSTRY. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES WISHING TO DO BUSINESS WITH CECOM ARE INVITED TO ACCESS, OPERATE, SEND AND RECEIVE DATA FROM THE CECOM EBB SYSTEM. TO BECOME A USER OF THE EBB, YOU WILL NEED AN IDENTIFICATION CODE AND PASSWORD IN ADDITION TO A COMPUTER TERMINAL EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO INTERFACE WITH THE EBB SYSTEM. A USER'S IDENTIFICATION CODE AND PASSWORD WILL BE ISSUED UPON REQUEST ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING THE EBB USER'S MANUAL. ALL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE (1) COMPANY NAME, (2) POINT(s) OF CONTACT NAME(s) AND TITLE(s), (3) RETURN ADDRESS(es) AND (4) TELEPHONE NUMBER(s). PLEASE SEND YOUR REQUEST IN WRITING TO EBB SYSTEM OPERATOR, U.S. ARMY CECOM, AMSEL-AC-SB-AA, ATTN: EBB, FT. MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY 07703-5000. FAX#: (908)-532-6020, COMMERCIAL#: (908)-532-3820. CONTRACTORS MAY REQUEST APERTURE CARDS AND NOTICE OF REVISION(s) VIA EBB, E-MAIL, OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 11 ABOVE. BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN HARD COPY AT THE TIME AND PLACE SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION. NO BID RESPONSES SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICE. (0339)

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