US Army Tank -- Automotive and Armaments Command -- Rock Island( TACOM-RI) Attn: AMSTA-CM-CR, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

10 -- SUPPORT, RAMMER SOL DAAE20-00-T-0110 POC Contract Specialist: Rita Nelson (309)782-4858, PCO: Mary J. Donovan (309)782-4895 DESC: 1025-01-079-3088, Part Number 12012182, The item to procure is a Support, Rammer, an iron casting ductile grade D4018, D4512 per Mil-I-11466. Approximately 17.218" by 11" by 5" with extensive coring of casting and machining of part. Requirements are 30 ea, Support, Rammer. FOB is Destination. For use on the M109 Howitzer. Estimated issue date is 24 Mar 00. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY00 requirement. ISO 9002 or equivalent. Statistical Process Control (SPC is required). Proposed contract is a 100% small business set-aside and will include a 100 percent option. The technical data is available after issue of solicitation and can be requested via email from tacom-ri-tdp@ria.army.mil. Any said requests should contain the following information: CAGE Code (if available), Company Name, Point of Contact (optional), Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone Number. A TDP will be provided by normal mail after the solicitation has been released to the internet. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102(a)(7) and 14.205-1(c). Therefore, hard copies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by acessing the following address via the internet: http://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/SOLINFO/index.htm. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. Posted 03/09/00 (W-SN432771). (0069)

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