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

F -- NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SOL W13G07-8316-2005 DUE 032499 POC Contract Specialist, Thomas Bouchard, 508-233-4026 E-MAIL: Tom Bouchard, tbouchar@natick-amed02.army.mil. SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, Massachusetts, intends to conduct negotiations and award a low-dollar-value sole-source purchase order, for airbeam production and testing, to Federal Fabric Fibers. Referenced FAR 6.302-1. The Government currently has a contract with Federal for the fabrication of 3-D woven, seamless airbeams. In support of this program, the Government requires additional production and cycling testing (inflation/deflation) of the Federal Fabrics proprietary-design airbeams in sequences of 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 cycle increments. Hydrostatic burst testing will then be performed on the cycled airbeams to establish the level of degradation due to fiber flex fatigue. Since the Government requires the production and testing of items identical to those being procured under the aforementioned contract, since these seamless airbeams are of proprietary design from Federal Fabric Fibers, and since Federal Fabric Fibers is otherwise in a unique position to conduct the testing, no other item or company can meet the Government's needs. No solicitation exists. Responses to this announcement must be forwarded to Thomas Bouchard or Michael Winn at facsimile (508) 233 5286 or electronic mail tbouchard@natick-amed02.army.mil and mwinn@natick-notes02.army.mil, respectively. See Note 22, amended to allow for a 15-day response time. Responses are due no later than 24 March 1999.See Numbered Note(s) 22.***** Posted 03/09/99 (W-SN306324). (0068)

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