US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

13 -- M795,155MM,HIGH EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILE METAL PARTS DUE 111497 POC Mr. William E. Gregg III, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-3975 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Mr. William E. Gregg III, wgregg@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM/ARDEC is seeking qualified firms who can respond to a request for proposal to manufacture and deliver approximately 80,000 each M795 HE projectile metal parts. An option for approximately 95,000 each M795 HE projectile metal parts will also be part of the upcoming requirement. A qualified source should possess at his site the capability and facility to forge, heat treat, nose, overlay weld, machine and inspect the M795 as well as the capacity to meet the required schedules. The projectile shells are to be made from high fragmentation steel and require specialized welding skills and equipment. The Government does not intend to facilitize prospective offerors. Any offeror will be required to self facilitize at their own expense. Interested manufacturers are requested to submit a capabilities statement by Electronic Commerce (EC) to wgregg@pica.army.mil which should address, at a minimum, the items delineated under the numbered note indicated below. No solicitation will be issued as a result of this market survey. This notice is for informational purposes only. See Numbered Note 25. (0303)

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