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A -- BREECH RING AND BLOCK (ROUGH MACHINED) FORGINGS SOL DAAE30-99-R-0556 DUE 090899 POC MARGARET RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99R0556/99R0556.htm. E-MAIL: Margaret Rhinesmith, mrhines@pica.army.mil. THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CONTEMPLATING AN AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ROUGH MACHINED BREECH RING AND BLOCK FORGINGS FOR THE CRUSADER CANNON. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANUFACTURE SIX (6) HIGH STRENGTH ALLOY STEEL BREECH RINGS (DWG. #WTV-F34537, REV. B)WITH EXCEPTIONS AS NOTED ON THE DRAWING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO MANUFACTURE SIX (6) HIGH STRENGTH ALLOY STEEL BREECH BLOCKS (DWG. #WTV-F34518, REV. C) WITH EXCEPTIONS AS NOTED ON THE DRWAINGS. ALL COMPONENTS SHALL BE PROCESSED SO THAT CONFORMANCE (i.e., MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, MATERIAL SOUNDNESS, ETC.) IS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE DFARS 252.204-8004, CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AND MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccragent/plsql/ccr.welcome. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 8, 1999 AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://procnet.army.mil. SEE NUMBERED Note 1. Posted 08/10/99 (D-SN365590). (0222)

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