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63 -- HIGH VALUE ASSET SECURITY CAGE (HVASC), SUPPLY AND PORTABLE SOL DAAB15-00-B-1001 POC Mrs. Mary Byrd (703) 325-1714 WEB: Interagency Business Opportunities Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: CECOM Acquisition Center -- Washington (CAC-W), mbyrd@hoffman-issaa2.army.mil. HIGH VALUE ASSET SECURITY CAGE (HVASC) -- PRESOLICITATION NOTICE PROPOSED COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENT The purpose of this announcement is to notify Industry of the forthcoming release of an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number DAAB15-00-B-1001, for the Army's High Value Asset Security Cage (HVASC) acquisition. The Product Manager, Physical Security Equipment (PM, PSE) Office is in need of these HVASC units to provide security for selected high-value, sensitive, and pilferable items, such as Night-Vision Goggles, Hand-held Weapons, Hand-held Mission Systems and Components, Individual GPS Hand-held devices, Battlefield Sensor Systems, Avionics and Flight Instrument Equipment associated with Aircraft, and Classified Mounting Components for Weapon Systems. This effort is in response to user surveys that identified a critical need for highly versatile, bulk storage cages. The HVASC procurement will be managed by the Office of the PM, PSE at Fort Belvoir, VA. The HVASC units have been produced by UNICOR -- Federal Prison Industries, Inc., located in Pekin, Illinois, as part of a Low Rate Initial Production effort that resulted from an unsolicited proposal. In addition, UNICOR is currently producing HVASC units to fulfill a fiscal year-end purchase order. The HVASC effort consists of two model types, Supply and Portable. In addition to the two model types, there are associated spare parts such as shelves, tarps and caster assemblies for each model type. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract for one base year with four optional ordering periods. The maximum quantity is 1,000 HVASC units consisting of a combination of each model type. All seriously interested bidders should submit their company name, address, point of contact, telephone number and email address to Mrs. Mary Byrd at "mbyrd@hoffman-issaa2.army.mil". Those bidders who submit the requested information should be aware that the Government may elect to conduct pre-bid facility visits. The successful bidder will be required to support a Government conducted First Article Test (FAT) on one each HVASC model type, and respective tarp under the terms of the contract. The IFB and HVASC Technical Drawing Package (TDP.PDF) are posted on the Interagency Business Opportunities Page (IBOP) at http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. These documents are downloadable and are posted as a "Pre-solicitation Notice" session. This announcement is identified on the BOP as "DAAB15-00-B-1001, Pre-Solicitation, HVASC". Bids are due no later than thirty (30) days from the issuance date (Block 5 of the Standard Form 33) of the IFB and may be sent to: Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center -- Washington (CAC-W), ATTN: AMSEL-AC-WB-A(Mrs. Mary J. Byrd), 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22331-0700. Questions concerning this announcement may be submitted electronically to mbyrd@hoffman-issaa2.army.mil. See Notes 9 and 26***** Posted 12/04/99 (W-SN405772). (0338)

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