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

10 -- COVER ASSEMBLY SOL DAAE20-99-B-0007 POC Contract Specialist: Teresa Stottlemyre (309) 782-4626, PCO: Kristan A. Mendoza (309) 782-0243 DESC: 1005-01-441-4163, Part Number 11826165, The item to procure is a Cover Assembly consisting of springs (4), bracket assy and holding pauls, guide, cartridge T, consisting of carbon steel bar stock machined to close tolerances. Guide cartridge, rear same as F. Pin, pawl retaining heat treated steel alloy bar stock machined. Lever, feed steel investment casting heat treated. Clip spring, tension feed lever and latch, cover steel. Requirements are 220 each Cover Assembly. The proposed contract will include a 100 percent option. FOB is Destination. For use on the M240/M240E1 Machine Gun. This solicitation is restricted to Colt' Mfg., P.O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144-1868, FN Mfg. Inc., P.O. Box 24257, Columbia, S.C. 29223, and SACO Defense, 291 North Street, Saco, ME 04072-0890. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. Published for subcontracting purposes only. First Article Test Report is a requirement. Estimated issue date is 10 Jun 1999. All or a part of this action is an unfunded FY99 requirement. 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://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/SOLINFO/index.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. 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.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. See Note 26 Posted 05/27/99 (W-SN336340). (0147)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0175 19990601\10-0002.SOL)