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10 -- M4/M4A1 CARBINE, 5.56MM SOL DAAE20-96R0209 DUE 091396 POC Contract Specialist: Bobbie Stegall (309) 782-3618, PCO: Brian W. Schmidt (309) 782-8490 This is a correction and clarification to three previous commerce business daily announcements. The original was published on 16 Jul 96 and two amendments published on 6 Sep 96. Solicitation DAAE20-96-R-0209 has been cancelled. Requirements are 9,785 each M4 Carbine and 716 each M4A1 Carbine, 5.56MM. Fob is origin. The contractor listed is a small business. Published for subcontracting purposes only. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. Statistical Process Control is required. MIL-Q-9858 inspection criteria required. Estimated issue date of the solicitation is 090696. The proposed contract will include a 55 percent option. Licence agreement with Colt's MFG CO INC requires manufacturing within the United States and United States Territories. The sole source contractor for this proposed contract is: Colt' Mfg Co Inc., PO Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144-1868. Interested vendors should contact prime contractor listed above. Solicitation number DAAE20-96R0209. Changes to the solicitation are as follows: Add the requirements for 716 each M4A1 Carbine, 5.56mm. Change the estimated issue date from 092396 to 090696, change the bid opening date from 102396 to 091396. All other requirements remain unchanged. Originally published 16 Jul 96. (0250)

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