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

52 -- GAGE DEPTH VENIER SOL DAAE20-99T0209 DUE 071599 POC CPT John Grimes, Contracting Spec, 309-782-4901///Howard Lewis, Contracting Officer, 309-782-3506 E-MAIL: grimesj@ria.army.mil, grimesj@ria.army.mil. DESC: 5210-01-259-9401, Part Number (P/N) 7243022; 5210-01-259-9105, P/N 7243023; 5210-01-259-9107, P/N 7247998; and 5210-01-259-9110, P/N 7247999. The items to procure are: (1ea) Pullover gage assemblies for 8 inch, 105mm howitzer, and 120 mm mortar, manufactured of W1 or W2, grade A tool Steel ASTM A686 or type 01 or 02 per ASTM-A681 #16 finish required w/ tolerances to .001. (10ea) Gage Depth Venier, Scale to 120mm; case not provided c/o body and slide assembly, Nut, Screw, Spring, and Hinge Assembly. (20ea) Gage Depth Venier, Scale to 155mm; case not provided c/o body and slide assembly, Nut, Screw, Spring, and Hinge Assembly. (14ea) Gage Depth Venier, Scale to 8 inches; case not provided c/o body and slide assembly, Nut, Screw, Spring, and Hinge Assembly. Requirements are for 1ea, 10ea, 20ea, and 14 each of above DESC's respectively, in FY99. FOB is Destination. For use on 8in, 105mm, 120mm, and 155mm mortar/howitzer systems. Estimated issue date is 071599; estimated award date is 093099. 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 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. Proposed contract is 100% small business set-aside. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY99 requirement. This solicitation incorporates Technical Data Packages (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. Posted 06/28/99 (W-SN348017). (0179)

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