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

53 -- MANUAL CONTROL LEVER SOL DAAE20-96T0179 DUE 072596 POC Contact the Contract Specialist: Pam Canterbury (309)782-4275, procuring Contracting Officer is: M. Strieter (309)782-3814. 5340-01-421-0789, part number 12437105-2. Requirements are 448 EA manual control lever. For use on the M1 Abrams tank. FOB isdestination. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY96 re-quirement. Estimated issue date of this Solicitation is 062596. This proposed action is for supplies for which the Government does not own specifications and drawings to permit full and open competition. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item(S) are encouraged to identify themselves to the Contracting Officer, and provide supporting evidence which will permit their partici-pation in the current or future solicitations. The sole source con-tractor for this proposed contract action is: General dyn lnd sys, PO box 2074, Warren, MI, 48090 effective 1 Oct 94 AMCCOM separated into two new commands; the Industrial Operation Command (IOC) and the Acquisition Chemical Armament Logistics Activity (ACALA). It is imperative that special attention be Given when addressing requests for solicitations and BIDS/O ffers. Failure to properly address requests for solicitations in accordance with this CBD notice will re-sult 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 AC-cepted. 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 con-nected, 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. (0156)

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