US Army CECOM, CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-A-CD, (JCM), Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

12 -- LONG LIFE COOLER, CRYOGENIC, ONE WATT LINEAR (OWL) SOL DAAB07-96-R-J496 DUE 113096 POC Joseph Manganaro, Contract Specialist, (908)532-5455; Elliott D. Hawkins, Jr., Contracting Officer, (908)532-5454. The US Army Communications-Electronics Command is planning the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of Long Life Cooler, Cryogenic, One Watt Linear (OWL) units in support of the Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI)/Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). Units shall meet the requirements of performance specification PRF- A3165823, dated 11 July 1996. It is anticipated that the release of the RFP will be in October 1996, with proposals due thirty (30) days later. Acquisition strategy is as follows: (1) Full and Open Competition; (2) One Firm Fixed Price award will be made; (3) Sample hardware, which will be evaluated against PRF-A3165823, will be required with submission of proposals and will be used to assess technical approach and risk; (4) Award will be made based on a Best-Value Basis; (5) Contract will be single-year with options. Total quantity is projected to be One-Hundred-Fifty-Four (154) plus Options for an additional Three-Hundred (300) units. Contract award is projected for February 1997, with delivery beginning in August 1997. Successful completion of First Article Testing (FAT) is required prior to Government acceptance of product. Draft RFP documents are projected for release on the CECOM Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) by the end of September 1996. If information becomes available prior to this date it will be made available on the EBB. Industry comments regarding the draft RFP are solicited and encouraged. 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 7 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. See Notes(s) 26. (0227)

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