U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

56 -- TILE, BRICK, AND BLOCK SOL W13G07-9285-6013 DUE 120299 POC Peggy Dube WEB: to download a copy of this sole source requirement, http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: to contact Contract Specialist, pdube@natick-notes02.army.mil. SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command intends to conduct negotiations and award a Purchase Order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to CERCOM, Inc., Vista, CA, on the basis of other than full and open competition. The anticipated delivery date is 31 January 2000. The supplies to be procured are CLIN 0001 Armor Tiles, 0.230 inch thick PAD Boron Carbide Ceramic, 6 x 6 inch size, 30 Each; CLIN 0002 Armor Tiles, 0.275 inch thick PAD Boron Carbide Ceramic, 6 x 6 inch size, 60 Each; CLIN 0003 Armor Tiles, 0.375 inch thick PAD Boron Carbide Ceramic, 6 x 6 inch size, 40 Each; CLIN 0004 Armor Tiles, 0.30 inch thick PAD Boron Carbide Ceramic, 6 x 6 inch size, 30 Each; CLIN 0005 Flat Panel Concealable Body Armor Test Items, 25 Each. CERCOM, Inc has developed proprietary manufacturing procedures used to produce the materials involved in this procurement. The superior ballistic performance of the material has met the stringent performance specifications required in the ConcealableBody Armor and Interceptor Body Armor contracts and the government has generated an extensive amount of classified ballistic data to support this fact. Responses to this announcement shall be received via e-mail to pdube@natick-notes02.army.mil or via facsimile to (508) 233-5286 ATTN: Peggy Dube, no later than 10:00 a.m. on 2 December 1999. No solicitation document is available. See Note 22. Posted 10/18/99 (W-SN392579). (0291)

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