U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

19 -- MODULAR CAUSEWAY SYSTEM SOL DAAE07-00-R-T019 POC Katherine Buccellato, (810) 574-6278; PCO William Abramson, (810) 574-8233 WEB: Link will provide Solicitation, Purchase Description,, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/majorsys/mcs/mcs.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the buyer via e-mail, buccellk@tacom.army.mil. The US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command intends to procure the Modular Causeway System (MCS) on a competitive Small Business Set-Aside basis utilizing Best Value Source Selection methods. The contract will be a firm fixed priced five year requirements-type contract. The MCS is an assemblage of interoperable and interchangeable components which constitute the Army's primary means of augmenting existing port facilities, or conducting logistics over-the-shore (LOTS) operations where no port is available due to shallow water or low-sloping beach gradients prevent access by deep draft vessels, or because ports are otherwise inaccessible or denied to deep draft shipping. The major subsystems to be procured are as follows (with estimated quantities over the 5 year period): Roll-On/Roll-Off Discharge Facility (RORO DF), 5 ea; Causeway Ferry (CF), 11 ea; Floating Causeway (FC), 4 ea; and the Warping Tug, 18 ea. For further information (including the solicitation when issued), please check the MCS web site at http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/majorsys/mcs/mcs.htm. The solicitation will be posted on the MCS webpage and on the TACOM New Solicitations web site when issued. The closing date for the solicitation is not established at this time. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. See Numbered Note 01. Posted 01/28/00 (W-SN419887). (0028)

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