HEADQUARTERS IOC, ATTN AMSIO-ACI, BLDG 350 5TH FLOOR MIDDLE BAY, ROCK ISLAND IL 61299-6000

36 -- REPLACE TECHNOLOGICALLY OBSOLETE CNC MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS ON TWO CINCINNATI MILACRON HYDROTELS. SOL DAAA09-99-R-2013 DUE 113098 POC MS. CHRIS TINDLE, HQ, IOC, AMSIO-ACI-P, (309)782-3449, FAX (309)782-4955, EMAIL TINDLEC@IOC.ARMY.MIL (Site Code DAAA09) THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT MAARKET SURVEY TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS TO REPLACE TECHNOLOGICALLY OBSOLETE CNC MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH THE LATEST OPEN ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED CONTROLLER SYSTEM. THE SYSTEMS TO BE REPLACED WILL BE CINCINNATI MILACRON ACRAMATIC CONTROLS. THESE CONTROLS SYSTEMS ARE UTILIZED ON ONE CINCINNATI MILACRON MODEL MT AND ONE MODEL DM, 3-SPINDLE HYDROTELS. THE DESIGNATED MACHINE TOOLS SHALL BE RETROFITTED WITH NEW OPEN ARCHITECTURE MACHINE TOOL CONTROLLERS. THE SYSTEMSS PROVIDED SHALL UTILIZE OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS. THE OFFERED SYSTEM SHALL BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING FULL FUNCTIONALITY WHILE ALLOWING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES. THE OFFERE SHALL PROVIDE COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF SUPPLY AND COMMERCIAL PART ORDERING INFORMATION OF ALL COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE COMPONENTS USED IN THEIR CONTROL SYSTEM. IT IS SUGGESTED INTERESTED PARTIES CONTACT THE CONTRACTING OFFICE, HQ, IOC, ATTN: AMSIO-ACI-P, MS. CHRIS TINDLE, (309)782-3449, FAC (309)782-4955 EMAIL TINDLEC@IOC.ARMY.MIL TO ARRANGE FOR A SITE VISIT AT WATERVLIET ARSENAL. AT THIS TIME THIS MARKET SURVEY IS A REQUEST FOR POTENTIAL SOURCES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSL AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY HQ IOC. ALL RESPONSES SHALL REFERENCE DAAA09-99-R-2013 ON THEIR RESPONSES. ALL RESPONSES SHALL INCLUDE CONTRACTOR'S CAGE CODE, SIZE OF BUSINESS, TAX PAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, POC, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS. ONCE RESPONSES ARE RECEIVED THE FORMAL SOLICITATION PACKAGE FOR DAAA09-99-R-2013 WILL BE ISSUED WITH PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND FORMAL CLOSING DATE FOR OFFERS TO ALL INTERESTED RESPONDEES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY. RESPONSES TO THIS MARKET SURVEY SHALL BE RECEIVED AT HQ, IOC BY 30 NOVEMBER 1998. Posted 11/12/98 (I-SN270855). (0316)

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