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A -- BREECH RIN AND BLOCK 9ROUGH MACHINED) FORGINGS SOL DAAE30-00-R-0501 DUE 111599 POC MARGARET RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00R0501/00R0501.htm. E-MAIL: MARGARET RHINESMITH, mrhines@pica.army.mil. THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CANCELLING SOLICITATION DAAE30-99-R-0556 AND RESUBMITTING UNDER DAAE30-00-R-0501 USING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE AWARD OF A FIRM, FIXED PRICED CONTRACT FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ROUCH 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 DRAWINGS. 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. REGISTERATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE DFARS 252.204-8004, CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION AND MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 15, 1999 AND MAY BE DOWNLOADED AT http://procnet.pica.army.mil/. SEE NUMBERED Note 1. Posted 10/26/99 (D-SN395253). (0299)

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