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

13 -- PRODUCTION M86 PROJECTILE BURSTERS FOR M929 SMOKE CART. 120MM SOL DAAE30-98-R-0306 DUE 021398 POC Eric Bankit,Contract Specialist,(973)724-3927 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Eric J. Bankit, ebankit@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Armaments Command-Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, has a requirement for the fabrication of the component hardware for the M86 Projectile Burster and LAP (Load, Assemble and Pack) of a base quantity of 30,000 M86 Projectile Bursters. An option quantity is to be included for a range of 20,000 to 70,000 additional M86 Projectile Bursters. Contractor shall inspect, test, and provide all equipment, facilities, tooling, and materials (including packaging and palletization material). The Government will provide GFM (Composition B)for the M86 Projectile Burster. Contractor shall have the capability to safely and properly store 4,000 lbs of Composition B explosive(Hazard Class 1.1, Group D, Class A explosive). Prospective Offerors are required to execute a non-disclosure statement prior to release of drawings associated with this action. This proposed acquisition will be issued on or about 13 February, 1998 with submission of proposals to the Government due approximately 30 days later. Hard (paper) copies of the solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation will be available for downloading from the World Wide Web Electronic Commerce Home page, available at the following address: http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procats.htm. (0028)

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