US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- ROUGH MACHINED LINER FORGINGS FOR THE CRUSADER CANNON SOL DAAE0-99-R-0552 DUE 072099 POC MARGARET L. RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/9 -- 0552/9 -- 0552.htm. E-MAIL: MARGARET L. RHINESMITH, mrhines@pica.army.mil. THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CONTEMPLATING AN AWARD OF A FIRM, FIXED PRICED CONTRACT FOR THE ROUGH MACHINED LINER FORGINGS FOR THE CRUSADER CANNON. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANUFACTURE TEN (10) HIGH-STRENGTH ALLOY STEEL LINER FORGINGS (DWG. # WTV-F40518 REV A.) FOR MILITARY AND PRESSURE APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO AMSTA A 723/A723M-94 STANDARD SPECIFICATION. GRADES 1 OR 2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED ON DRAWING) AND CLASS 4 TENSILE AND CHARPY V-NOTCH IMPACT REQUIREMENTS (WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED ON DRAWING) SHALL APPLY. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE MELTING AND VACUUM DEGASSING, HOT FORGING, MACHINING AND HEAT-TREATING (INCLUDING NORMALIZING, REAUSTENITIZATION, LIQUID QUENCHING AND TEMPERING) FOR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY, NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION BY ULTRASONIC AND MAGNETIC PARTICLE SHALL BE REQUIRED. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE DFARS 252.204.7004 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccragent/plsql/ccr.welcome. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY JUNE 20, 1999 AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://procnet.army.mil. SEE NUMBERED Note 26. Posted 05/19/99 (D-SN333262). (0139)

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