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13 -- 200 EACH 5 INCH 54 CALIBER MARK 64 MOD 3 PROJECTILE BODY ASSEMBLIES WITH AN OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL 50 EACH SOL N00178-97-R-1061 DUE 081897 POC Dianne M. Purks, Contract Specialist, Code SD119 or Patricia A. Canciglia, Contracting Officer, Code SD112 on (540) 653-7478 WEB: NSWCDD Procurement Division Homepage, http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: To request a copy of Solicitation N00178-97-R-1061, dfauntl@nswc.navy.mil. 200 each 5 inch 54 Caliber Mark 64 Mod 3 Projectile Body Assemblies with an option for an additional 50 each. Projectile Body Assemblies shall be manufactured in accordance with Drawing 53711-7243783, Critical Item Fabrication Specification MK 64 Mod 3 5-Inch 54 Caliber Project Body Assembly WS-32811 with modifications which will be provided in the statement of work. Only offerors with past performance in forging projectile bodes of equal or greater size from MIL-S-50783, per ASTM A322 and ASTM A29/A29M (HF-1 steel) will be considered. Delivery to be six (6) months after award of contract to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is implementing Electronic Commerce (EC) in the acquisition arena; therefore, this synopsis and resulting solicitation with any applicable amendments will also be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/ under Procurement Division or http://proc&;llmdash;div.nswc.navy.mil. (0182)

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