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

99 -- SOLE SOURCE: MAN PORTABLE LIGHT MODULAR LADDER DUE 051499 POC jbaldwin@natick-notes02.army.mil and dquerim@natick-amed02.army.mil SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Army Soldier Biological and Chemical Command (SBCCOM) has a requirement to experiment with "Get On TOP Of Buildings" for the joint Army/Marine Corp -- Military Operations in Urban Terrain -- Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (MOUT ACTD). Items that potentially met the "Get On Top Of Buildings" under the MOUT ACTD web site: http://yorktown.dc.isx.com/mout/index.html were evaluated in small quantities during United States Marine Corps (USMC) Experiment 2 at Camp Lejeune, NC in August 1998. Although no candidates at that time met the requirement of getting on top of buildings and being man portable (able to be carried by one man), during a follow on demonstration, one ladder did meet all the requirements of R28. This ladder has been identified as LIMOR, the Light Modular Ladder from Rafael, Israel. The Government intends to purchase a quantity of twenty-four units for the Joint Experiments (JE1/2) and Culminating Demonstration (CD), JE1 quantities are to be delivered toCamp Lejeune, NC (three units) and JE2/CD quantities are needed at Fort Benning, GA (twenty-one units). Anyone wishing to inquire about this announcement further or provide price or product quotations for equivalent hydraulic products should contact Jeff Baldwin, for contractual matters at (508) 233-5920 or E-mail "jbaldwin@natick-notes02.army.mil". Technical questions can be directed to David Querim at (508) 233-4313 or E-mail "dquerim@natick-amed02.army.mil". Responses to this announcement should be received no later than 14 May 1999. See Note 22. Posted 03/31/99 (W-SN314733). (0090)

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