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13 -- 81MM, MELT POUR/ULTRASONIC TESTING INSPECTION SOL DAAE30-99-R-0303 DUE 012999 POC L. Messineo, Contract Specialist 973-724-6633; or Lou Sylvain, 973-724-3965 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99R0303/99R0303.htm. E-MAIL: Linda Messineo, messineo@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ intends to solicit/ negotiate/award a sole source contract to the Canadian Commercial Corporation, (100% subcontracted to SNC Industrial Technologies, Inc.), for production to melt pour, load (and inspect) 81mm M821A1/M889A1 high explosive (HE)cartridge body assemblies. Based on a Justification and Approval For Other Than Full and Open Competition approved on 19 Nov 98, they are the only source having the unique technical capability and facilities to meet the specification/quality requirements of this cartridge within the time and funding contraints of the program; however, any responding firms will be considered. The basic quantity to be procured is 60,000 melt poured M821A1/M889A1 81mm HE cartridge body assemblies. There are options for additional quantities not to exceed 65,000 melt poured M821A1/M889A1 cartridge body assemblies. For the inspection/ ultrasonic tesing (UT), the basic requirement includes UT for 60,000 empty bodies with an option up to 140,000 empty at Milan, TN; and an option for 65,000 empty at SNC; and a UT basic requirement for 60,000 filled bodies with an option up to 250,000 filled at Milan. These UT efforts are based on limited competition between SNC, Milan AAP, DZI/KS and Iowa AAP. See Numbered Note 22 in Monday's edition of the CBD. Posted 12/09/98 (D-SN278885). (0343)

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