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10 -- M4 CARBINE SOL DAAE20-97R0140 DUE 070397 POC Contract Specialist: Cean Hartleben (309) 782-3429, PCO: Robert C. Tedell (309) 782-8490 1005-01-231-0973, Part Number 9390000. Requirements are 80 each M4 Carbine. FOB is Origin. All or part of this action will be an unfunded FY97 requirement. The sole source contractor is Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc., P. O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144-1868. Anyone requesting the solicitation package is notified of the following: Because of the terms of the license agreement with Colt's Mfg., the US Government does not have the right to use Colt's proprietary data for this non-DOD procurement and therefore a TDP will not be made available. Statistical Process Control is required. Estimated issue date of this solicitation is 060397. Published for subcontracting purposes only. ANSI/ISO/ASQC Q9001 or equivalent inspection criteria required. The aforementioned contractor is a small business. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. Failure to properly address requests for solicitation in accordance with this CBD notice will result in non-receipt of the solicitation package. Failure to properly address bids/offers in accordance with solicitation instructions may result in a late bid which cannot be considered. Written, fax or electronic requests for solicitation packages are accepted. No telephone requests will be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation should include your commercial and government entity (CAGE)(if a CAGE code has been assigned to you) along with your name, address, datafax number, and solicitation number. The fax number for requests is (309) 782-4728. Electronic requests may be accepted through the Automated Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All ACALA solicitations are available for viewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS can be accessed electronically, 24 hours a day, using a modem set to dial (309) 782-7648. Terminal emulation should be VT100, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Once connected, enter "aais" at the "LOGIN" prompt. At the "PASSWORD" prompt depress the "ENTER" key. If electronic means is not possible, procurement history will be provided telephonically at (309) 782-8094 on a limited basis. See Note(s): 22. (0132)

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