US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity, (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PCC (X5M), Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

48 -- VALVE, LINEAR DIRECT SOL DAAE20-96R0169 DUE 062496 POC Contact the Contract Specialist: Myrna Dowell (309)782-4635, procuring Contracting Officer is: AL Hutson (309)782-3220. 4820-01-308-1858, part number 9376467-1. Hydraulic valve, Lin-ear directional control, design reference. 9376467-1 is source con-trolled to real-time Laboratories. Any source capable of supplying the specific part number which is manufactured or otherwise supplied by the vendor(S) designated on the source controlled top drawing will be permitted. Qualification procedures are available and offerors are invited to tender alternate sources or products forqualification. Award cannot be delayed while new producers qualify. Requirements are 206 EA valve, linear direct. For use on the M1 tank. FOB is destination. Proposed contract is a 100 percent small business set-aside. Statistical process control is required. MIL-Q-9858 inspection criteria required. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY96 requirement. Estimated issue date of this so-licitation is 052296. The proposed contract will include a 150 per cent option. Solicitation will contain a 150% option per calendar year for 3 years. Effective 1 Oct 94 AMCCOM separated into two newcommands; the Industrial Operation Command (IOC) and the acqui sition chemical armament logistics activity (ACALA). It is imper-ative that special attention be Given when addressing requests for solicitations and BIDS/O ffers. Failure to properly address re-quests for solicitations in accordance with this CBD notice will result in non-receipt of the Solicitation P ackage. Failure to prop erly address BIDS/offers in accordance with Sol icitation instruc tions may result in a late bid which cannot be consider Ed. Writ-Ten, FAX or electronic requests for Solicitation packages are accepted. NO telephone requests will be honored. Requests for copies of this Solicitation should include your Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (if a CAGE Code has been assigned to you) along with your name, address, datafax number, and Solicitation number. The FAX number for requests is (309) 782-4728. Electronic requests may be accepted through the AMCCOM Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All AMCCOM solicitations are available forviewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS can be accessed electronically, 24 hours a Day, utilizing a MODEM set to dial (309) 782-7648. Terminal emulation should be VT100, NO parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Once connected, enter ''AAIS'' at the ''login'' prompt. At the ''password'' prompt depress the ''enter'' key. If electronic means is not possi-ble, procurement history will be provided telephonically at (309)782-8094 on a limited basis. (0122)

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