US Army Tank -- Automotive and Armaments Command -- Rock Island( TACOM-RI) Attn: AMSTA-CM-CR, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

10 -- COVER ASSEMBLY FOR M249 MACHINE GUN SOL DAAE20-00-R-0006 POC Contract Specialist: Teresa Stottlemyre (309) 782-4626, PCO Kristan A. Mendoza (309) 782-0243 DESC: NSN 1005-01-463-1008, Part Number 12556986, The item to procure is a Cover Assembly consisting of Part Numbers 12556987, 9348254, 9348253 and 9348255, pivot, bracket cover, pivot, feed channel and pivot link. Steel heatreated and aluminum parts machined and assembled close tolerance. Requirements are 1,850 each Cover Assemblies. FOB is Origin. For use on the M249 Machine Gun. Estimated issue date is 5 Nov 99. 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 10/21/99 (W-SN393845). (0294)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0124 19991025\10-0002.SOL)