US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PC, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

10 -- BREECH BOLT & BARREL ASSY SOL DAAE20-99-R-0075 POC Sue McGregor 309-782-3127 PCO Kristan A. Mendoza 309-782-0243 NSNs: 1005-01-392-6194 and 1005-01-387-8526, Part Numbers: 12540412 and 12556957, the items to be procured are a Bolt, Breech and a Barrel Assembly. For use on the M249 MG. A first article test (FAT) is required for both items. Requirements are a 9-month requirements contract with two, one-year requirement options (ordering periods 2 and 3). A requirements contract is awarded at 0 (zero) quantity and 0 (zero) dollars. The government is not obligated to place an order under this solicitation/contract. FOB is Origin. Estimated issue date is 5 March 1999. This solicitation is restricted to Colt's Manufacturing Company, FN Manufacturing Company, and Saco Defense (the Small Arms Production Industrial Base) under the provisions of 10 USC 2473 as amended by Section 809 of Public Law 105-261. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102(a)(7) and 14.205-1(c) therefore hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/ACALA/AAIS/AAIS.htm. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments, which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. A License Agreement between FN Manufacturing and the US requires the items procured to be manufactured in the US. US means the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The successful offeror under this solicitation agrees to manufacture the items, being procured under this contract, within the US. This solicitation incorporates a Technical Data Package (TDP) that cannot be provided via the internet. Vendors who need this TDP in order to prepare a bid or proposal are instructed to request same by submission of an email request to: tdpdist@ria-emh2.army.mil. Any said requests should contain the following information; CAGE Code (if available), Company Name, Point of Contact (optional), Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone Number. A TDP will be provided by normal mail after the solicitation has been released to the internet. A non-disclosure statement will need to be signed before any TDP can be released and will be attached to the solicitation. Posted 02/05/99 (W-SN295514). (0036)

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