U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

13 -- FX MARKING ROUNDS SOL DAAD16-00-T-0046 POC Tammy Taylor, Contract Specialist, 508-233-4123 WEB: Use this web site to view the RFQ for this acquisition., http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: Use this e-mail address to contact the contract specialist,, ttaylor@natick-emh2.army.mil. The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command intends to conduct negotiations with Simunition Limited, 65 Sandscreen Road, Avon, CT 06001-0576 in anticipation of a requirements type contract award under FAR Subpart 13.5 for the period of April 2000 through September 2002 for FX marking round cases, both colors blue and red, part numbers 5307070 and 5300432, respectively. The government's best estimate for total amounts required over this period of time is between 270 to 450 cases of the blue and 90 to 150 cases of the red. These items are to be used for the Army's Military Operation in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program. Based on market research conducted during February 1998, and practical application of items in the field since that time, the Army's need is for this exact type of training ammunition only. "Or equal" types of marking rounds are not going to be considered. Simunition Limited is the sole manufacturer of these marking rounds. The standard industrial code for this procurement is 3482. The small business size standard is 1000. This acquisition is not set aside for small business. The request for quotation (RFQ) DAAD16-00-T-0046 will be available on or about 1 March 2000 at the following World Wide Web address: http://www3.natick.army.mil. Quotations will be due within 10 calendar days of issuance of the RFQ on the World Wide Web; inquiries regarding this acquisition shall be made no later than that date. Posted 02/25/00 (W-SN428754). (0056)

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