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13 -- 120MM MORTAR XM931 FULL RANGE PRACTICE CARTRIDGE SOL DAAE30-96-R-0097 DUE 091696 POC Mary Beth Forte, Contract Specialist, 201-724-4012. The U.S. Army has a requirement for a contractor to manufacture, assemble and deliver 169,156 120mm Mortar XM931 Full Range Practice Cartridges (FRPC) and 1,000 sets of components. The XM931 FRPC production unit cost must be no more than 75% of the production unit cost of the M934 cartridge. In addition, the cartridge must be ballistically similar to the M934 HE cartridge, match the M934 cartridge in weight, simulate the M734A1 fuze settings and provide audible and visual feedback to forward observers out to 3,000 meters. The U.S. Army ARDEC intends to award this contract to Pocal Industries, Inc., Scranton, PA. See numbered Note 22. Information regarding this action can be accessed through Http://Procnet.Pica.Army.Mil (0211)

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