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13 -- SMALL COLUMN INSULATED DELAY (SCID) DELAY INITIATORS SOL N00174-98-R-0085 POC Karen Tindley, Code 1142J, (301) 743-6385 This solicitation will be available for downloading from our website beginning approximately 13 August 1998. Prior to this date you will not be able to access this solicitation. When available, copies of this solicitation can only be obtained from the NSWC, Indian Head Division Internet web page. Address: http://www.ih.navy.mil/contracts. Request for copies of this solicitation, other than through the internet, WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED. NSWC/IHD shall not receive or accept any form of electronic or faxed proposals as a result of this synopsis and solicitation. All proposals must be received in hard copy and are subject to the FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instruction to Offerors Competitive Acquisition (OCT 1997). Note: all offerors DOD's Central Contractor Registration database. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-2423, or via the internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. This requirement is for a competitive contract for Small Column Insulated Delay (SCID) delay initiators that are required for demonstration and qualification testing in support of an on-going CAD/PAD readiness improvement initiative. The objective of this program is to improve fleet operational readiness by extending the service life limits of current initiators with delay times ranging from 0.30 to 1.50 seconds utilizing demonstrated SCID technologies which have minimal lead content. Evaluation factors: Offeror Submission Acceptability, Offeror Capability and Cost/Price. For further information please contact KarenTindley@supply.ih.navy.mil or fax (301) 743-6547. Posted 07/27/98 (W-SN228544). (0208)

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