U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command, Acquisition Directorate, Attn: AMSSC-AD, Natick, MA 01760-5011

51 -- HAND TOOLS SOL DAAD16-99-R-0100 DUE 012299 POC Ms Audra Earle, Contract specialist (508) 233-5917 WEB: click here to access FAR clauses, http://www.arnet.gov/far. E-MAIL: click here to contact Ms Audra Earle, Contract Specialist, aearle@natick-amed02.army.mil. This is amendment 0003 to the combined synopsis/solicitation DAAD16-99-R-0100 for a commercial item Entrenching Tool prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only release of this amendment. The required delivery rate for the follow-on contract is revised to 60,000 each total in the first 6 months after contract award according to a schedule to be proposed by the offeror. After the initial 6 months, the required delivery rate is 15,000 each per month. Also, FAR clause 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (APR 1994), is hereby added. Offerors are informed that the minimum and maximum quantities for each ordering period of the follow-on contract are structured in such a way as to allow the Government a great amount of flexibility in ordering due to the unknown timing of funding. However, the Government does not intend to order the maximum quantity for each ordering period. The total quantity for the life of the contract is estimated at 250,000 each. Offerors shall submit pricing for CLIN 0001 (40 each), as well as pricing for each of the optional ordering periods, with their proposal due on January 22, 1999. Point of contact is Audra Earle, Contract Specialist, at (508) 233-5917. Posted 01/19/99 (W-SN289159). (0019)

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