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63 -- MULTIPURPOSE INTEGRATED CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM (MICAD) SOL DAAD13-98-R-0047 DUE 111598 POC Ms. Josephine Barker, Contracting Officer (410-436-2541) or Mr. George Hunt, Contract Specialist (410-436-4192) WEB: Click here to access the MICAD Production RFP Link, http://ss-cbiac.apgea.army.mil:448/. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the Contract Specialist, grhunt@cbdcom.apgea.army.mil. The U.S. Army Acquisition Center, CBDCOM Branch, is seeking comments from industry to a draft Request For Proposals (RFP) for the anticipated award of a competitive two year multiyear firm fixed price contract to produce the Joint Warning and Reporting (JWARN)-M27 Multipurpose Integrated Chemical Agent Alarm (MICAD) with initial spare and repair parts. No proposals will be accepted at this time, however, comments in regards to the draft RFP package to include the performance specification and statement of work are encouraged. The JWARN-M27 MICAD has been developed to provide an integrated Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) detection and warning system capability to U.S. forces throughout the air-land battlefield. The JWARN-M27 MICAD consists of five standardized components and their corresponding cables and brackets: the Display Control (DC), the Universal Interface Unit (UIU), the Communications Interface Unit (CIU ), the Telemetry Link Radio (TLR), and Personnel Alarm (PA) pagers. With the exception of the M1 Tank requirement, each of these components is included in the JWARN-M27 MICAD requirement and this acquisition, along with the corresponding PA address programmer. A reading room for this procurement will be available at the Edgewood Area of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Interested parties are instructed to contact the Contract Specialist or the Contracting Officer for information on the reading room. It is anticipated that a Level III Advanced Planning Briefing for Industry (APBI) will be held at the Edgewood Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ERDEC) on 19 Aug 98. Comments on the Performance Specification and the Statement of Work are requested to be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than 7 working days prior to the APBI. At the conclusion of the APBI, the Government intends to incorporate comments received from industry and issue the final solicitation electronically. It is anticipated that the final solicitation will be a Best Value Acquisition. The draft RFP may be found on the Internet at the following site: http://ss-cbiac.apgea.army.mil:448/. This will be the only announcement published in the CBD for both the draft RFP and the final solicitation for this acquisition. No funds are currently available for this acquisition; therefore, the Government does not intend to represent that the release of this Draft RFP will result in the release of a final solicitation for this acquisition. It is anticipated that there will be a total of 218 systems to be manufacture and delivered under this contract in various configurations set forth in the Statement of Work. Please note that Distribution Statement C applies to this RFP. Posted 07/28/98 (W-SN229412). (0209)

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