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38 -- 30 DAY LEASE, SUPPORT AND MODIFICATION OF A MINE-SWEEPING POWER BLADE SOL N00164-97-R-0095 DUE 052197 POC Ms. Hilda Quillen, Procurement Technician, Code 1164EJ, 812-854-2422, fax 812-854-5666, email hq6591@smtp.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil WEB: Solicitation will be available for dowloading on WWW, http://www.crane.navy.mil/Webpages/Supply/homepages.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to request hard copy of solicitation, hq6591@smtp.nwscc.sea06.navy.mil. The Navy has a requirement for modification and lease of the Clausen Power Blade Mine-Sweeping System. Training support is also required. The Power Blade shall be capable of vehicle mounting on a Government provided D-8N bulldozer. Modifying the Blade involves adding a 16 foot motorized, side casting blade with auxiliary power source, a snorkel kit, and all required shielding and armoring (including all mounting hardware for components and controls). This modification shall be accomplished in accordance with the NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane Statement of Work. The existing Clausen Power Blade must be modified and hardened to reduce susceptibility to blast and fragmentation effects caused by the inadvertent or planned detonation of an anti-tank type land mine. The contractor shall also provide training to one U. S. Marine Corps heavy equipment operator for two weeks, and provide training material and literature. The training shall consist of mounting all hardware and controls, basic mine and obstacle clearanceoperations in sand and sandy loam type soils, basic pre- and post-operation maintenance actions and immediate response actions to life or environmental threatening situations. The lease period for Government evaluation of the Power Blade at Camp LaJeune, NC as a mine and obstacle clearance system shall be for approximately 30 days. The contractor will be responsible for the removal of armor and the restoration of the test site after the demonstration is complete. This procurement is being issued on a sole-source basis to Clausen Power Blade, Inc. in McPherson, KS per FAR 6.302-1 due to the fact that Clausen has been involved with the design, integration, support and evaluation of previous test demonstrations of the Power Blade. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. When calling, be prepared to state company name, address and solicitation number. Requests for information concerning this solicitation may be made in writing to the above address or byfacsimile to Hilda Quillen, 812-854-5666, or by e-mail. (0093)

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