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

45 -- ADVANCED FIELD SANITATION SYSTEM SOL DAAD16-00-R-0006 DUE 051800 POC Thomas J. Bouchard (508) 233-4026 WEB: U.S. Army Materiel Command A/C -- Natick Contracting, http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: To contact the Contract Specialist, tbouchar@natick-amed02.army.mil. The U.S. Army Material Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division has a requirement on behalf of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army for two types of Advanced Food Sanitation Systems (AFSS), each with specific requirements. The Marine Corps' AFSS, Type I, Advanced Sanitation Unit (AFSU) and the Army's AFSS, Type II, Advanced Field Sanitation Center (AFSC) will provide the respective Services with the capability to properly clean and sanitize food service equipment and comply with preventive medicine regulations, Publication NAVMED P-5010 and Army Food Doctrine FM 10-23, thereby ensuring troop health and welfare. Additional requirements shall include providing: Spare and Repair Parts for the AFSSs, New Equipment Training, and Technical Data Buyout (Option). Offerors may propose on one or both types of AFSSs, however the Government prefers to award only one contract for both types for the purposes of reducing administrative, unit and logistical costs. This procurement will utilize FAR Part 12 Commercial Items, and is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3569 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The Government envisions the use of a Five (5) Year (One Base Year and Four Option Years) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The guaranteed minimum for the contract shall be 10 AFSSs (5 each of Type I, AFSU and Type II, AFSC), with a maximum quantity of 2,160 AFSS (combined for both types of AFSSs). A copy of the Solicitation, Performance Purchase Description (PPD) and Drawings (which are for reference purposes only, and are not intended to direct the Offeror to any particular solution) will be available on or about March 31, 2000 at the US Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center-Natick Contracting Division's web page at: http://www3.natick.army.mil (Go to Business Opportunities, then to Ongoing Acquisitions, then to solicitation number DAAD16-00-R-0006). In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7), the solicitation, including all amendments, and applicable documents will only be available in electronic medium at the above referenced web page. No Hard Copies Will Be Available. Proposals will be due on or about 2:00pm on May 18, 2000 at the U.S. Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN-S (Tom Bouchard), Natick, MA 01760. The point of contact for the solicitation is Tom Bouchard, at E-mail "tbouchar@natick-amed02.army.mil", or facsimile at (508) 233-5286. No Phone Calls. See Note 1. Posted 03/21/00 (W-SN436741). (0081)

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