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13 -- 5.56MM M995 AND 7.62MM M993 ARMOR PIERCING CARTRIDGES. DUE 010397 POC Mary Ann Moreau email=mmoreau, Contract Specialist, 201-724-2016; Michael W. O'Connell, Jr., Contracting Officer, 201-724-6630. This is a sources sought/market survey for 5.56mm M995 Armor Piercing Cartridges and 7.62mm M993 Armor Piercing Cartridges. Both of these cartridges utilize Tungsten cores in the bullets to provide better penetration capabilities against lightly armored vehicles and fortifications than the 5.56mm M855 and 7.62mm M80 service Ball cartridges. The 5.56mm M995 will be used in the M16 Rifle, the M4 Carbine and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. The 7.62mm M993 will be used in the M60 and M240 Machine Guns and the M24 Sniper Rifle. A basic production contract will be awarded in 3QFY97 for a quantity of 1,150,000 each of 5.56mm M995 AP cartridges. The contract will include options for 1.125 M cartridges in FY98, 1.100 M cartridges in FY99, 1.075 M cartridges in FY00 and FY01. A basic production contract will be awarded in 3QFY97 for a quantity of 920,000 each of 7.62mm M993 AP cartridges. The contract will include options for 0.825 M cartridges in FY97, 0.810 M cartridges in FY98 and 0.785 M cartridges in FY99.All responsible interested sources are encouraged to submit their capabilities/qualification data in regard to the above no later than 3 Jan 97 to Commander, U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-PCW-D, Mary Ann Moreau, Bldg. 10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. Please include company name, address, telephone number, technical point of contact, brochures/literature. This is only a Market Survey. Respondents must demonstrate a high rate production capability and delivery for these cartridges. Information regarding this action can be accessed at http://procnet.pica.army.mil. Note 25 shall apply. (0339)

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