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99 -- PARTS PROCUREMENT FOR THE AAV7A1 RAM/RS PROGRAM SOL None POC Robin Richards, (703) 784-5822/x232 The Marine Corps Systems Command intends to negotiate a change order to contract M67854-98-C-2075 with United Defense LP (UDLP), Ground Systems Division of Santa Clara, CA. The contractor will be responsible for the procurement of specified parts for the production of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard (RAM/RS) Assault Amphibious Vehicles (AAVs). The procurement includes parts for the modified Bradley Suspension System (BSS) being incorporated into the RAM/RS AAV. The procurement also includes parts for rebuilding current HS-400 transmissions to HS-525 configuration; parts for integrating the rebuilt transmissions with new 525 hp engine into a powerplant assembly (PPA); and parts for integrating the PPA into the RAM/RS vehicles. Other miscellaneous parts include National Stock Number (NSN) supply system items and non-system parts such as fabricated/make-from items, as well as, parts/items relative to implementation of Engineering Change Proposals during the RAM/RS manufacturing process. All the parts will be delivered to the USMC Maintenance Center in Albany, GA and Barstow, CA to satisfy the RAM/RS production schedule requirements. UDLP is the prime contractor for the hull modification portion of the RAM/RS program under the above mentioned contract. This contractor has all previous experience as OEM for the AAV7A1 AAV Family of Vehicles (FOV), in addition to being the lead on current production efforts for Foreign Military Sales cases, thereby positioning them with significant advantages to support the USMC's aggressive AAV7A1 RAM/RS schedule in a cost effective manner. No solicitation document is available for competitive bidding; however, interested parties may contact United Defense for possible subcontracting opportunities or they may submit a statement of capability for satisfying this requirement to this office. Any statement of capability submitted to this office, must be received within 15 days of the date of this announcement to the contact person listed above; andshall, at a minimum, include descriptive literature, pricing, and a parts availability schedule. This announcement is not a request for competitive proposals, and a determination by the Government not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, in addition to, a previous notice to industry on long-range planning of the RAM/RS Program with one industry source, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Posted 08/21/98 (W-SN240443). (0233)

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