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53 -- WEAPON SYSTEM HARDWARE SOL SP044000R1836 DUE 051800 POC Ruth Gullette/pcax500/804-279-5335 DESCRIPTION: SOLICITATION NO: SPO440-00-R-1836, PR NUMBER: ARG00470010110, SPECIFICATION (Note 9), FIRST ARTICLE TEST REQUIRED, DRAWING APPROVAL REQUIRED. OPTION TO EXTEND TERM OF CONTRACT IS 36 MONTHS, THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED, OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMP (10 U.S.C. 2304 (1) (SOLE SOURCE) FAR 6.302-1. AUTOMATED BEST VALUE MODEL: THE FINAL CONTRACT AWARD DECISION MAY BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION. ADDITIONAL REMARKS: THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS A TOTAL OF 768 NATIONAL STOCK NUMBERS (NSNs) UNDER FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS 5342, WEAPON SYSTEM HARDWARE. THE 768 NSN PACKAGE IS THE SECOND STEP IN A PROCESS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO PLACING APPROXIMATELY 2,000 NSNs ON LONG TERM CONTRACT (FIVE YEAR TERM) AGREEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ENTER INTO A LONG TERM CONTRACT AGREEMENT THAT WILL INCLUDE A TWO-YEAR BASE PERIOD FOLLOWED BY THREE, ONE-YEAR OPTION PERIODS. THE ESTIMATED VALUE FOR THESE 768 NSNs FOR THE BASE AND OPTION PERIODS IS $42.5M. THE SOLICITATION WILL INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS SO CONTRACTS CAN BE AWARDED ON AN NSN BY NSN BASIS DEPENDING ON THE BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT. THE DELIVERY TERMS FOR STOCK DELIVERIES WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION. STOCK DELIVERY TERMS RANGE FROM 6 TO 419 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE NSN. IN ADDITION TO STOCK DELIVERY, EACH NSN WILL PROVIDE FOR AN OPTIONAL DIRECT VENDOR DELIVERY FROM CONTRACTOR'S STORAGE LOCATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: RUTH GULLETTE, 802-279-5335, FAX 804-279-6303, CONTRACTING OFFICER: STEPHEN ALLGEIER: 804-279-4105. SEE Notes 22 AND 26. Posted 02/24/00 (W-SN428268). (0055)

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