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10 -- 5.56MM LIGHT MACHINE GUNS (LMG) POC Mr. Troy Smith, Code 4081 Bldg. 2521, 812-854-5858, FAX 812-854-1044 (Mr. Donald B. Ellison, Contracting Officer0 WEB: Click here to review Crane Division Acquisition Department Homepage, http://www.crane.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click to to contact Mr. Troy Smith via e-mail, smith_troy@crane.navy.mil. This is a sources sought announcement for Light Machine Guns. Currently, the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has an approved requirement to procure a quantity of 5.56MM Light Machine Guns (LMG). It is planned to acquire the LMGs as a Non-Developmental Item (NDI) acquisition. Each LMG shall be supplied with the following ancillary equipment: sling, bipod, blank firing adapter and cleaning kit. Critical characteristics of the LMG (less the ancillary equipment) are as follows: the LMG shall weigh between 9 and 13 pounds and be between 40 and 44 inches in length. The LMG shall be corrosion resistant and have a firing rate between 500 and 750 rounds per minute. The LMG shall have a MIL-STD 1913 rail on it's upper receiver for mounting optics. The LMG shall also have a MIL-STD 1913 rail system with a minimum of three rail interfaces for mounting/interface with the accessories of the SOPMOD M4 Accessory Kit. The LMG shall be belt fed with no provision for an attachable/detachable box magazine. The LMG shall have a minimum service life of 50,000 rounds and the barrel shall have a service life of 10,000 rounds. The LMG shall have a mean rounds between stoppage of 1800-2200 rounds. The LMG shall support currently fielded day and night optics for target acquisition. The minimum requirement is an adjustable or graduated peep type sight currently fielded on the M4A1 Carbine. The safety shall be ambidextrous, easy to operate under all environmental conditions, and shall be capable of being checked by sight or touch. Collapsible butt stocks are desirable but not essential. Additional program requirements documentation is available upon request from the POC. Provide the POC below with detailed product information such as specifications, test results, catalogs, pricing and availability by 01 June 1998. Technical POC: NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane, ATTN Mr. Troy Smith, Code 4081 bldg. 2521, 300 Highway 361, Crane IN 47522-5001. (0110)

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