Anniston Army Depot, Directorate of Contracting, 7 Frankford Avenue, Anniston, AL 36201-4199

44 -- VACUUM FURNACE SOL DAAE24-00-Q-0057 DUE 050400 POC Kaye Nunnelley (256) 235-6614 WEB: www.anadprocnet.army.mil, www.anadprocnet.army.mil. E-MAIL: www.nunnelleyk@anad.army.mil, www.nunnelleyk@anad.army.mil. Furnish, design, fabricate, and install a new High Performance Positive Pressure (2 Bar) Vacuum Furnace capable of heat-treating component engine parts; upgrade existing vacuum furnace, Serial Number BM-1344, Model Number HR-6660, from Abar Ipsen; integrate the two vacuum furnaces to a single host computer, in accordance with specifications that will be provided with Request for Quotation. Installation to be complete "turnkey" at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama 36201-4199. Quantity one each. Completion time is within 200 calendar days after date of contract award. This procurement is unrestricted. The Government intends to perform a Best Value/Trade Off acquisition. Final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance, and other evaluation factors. All responsible business sources may submit a quotation, which shall be considered. This Request for Quotation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102 (a)(7) and 14.205-1(c); therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: http: //www.anadprocnet.army.mil ((Doing Business With Us). CAUTION: This Request for Quotation 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 bidder's 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 receipt of quotations may render your quotation non-responsive and result in the rejection of your quotation. Estimated Request for Quotation issue date is 05/04/00. See Note 12. Posted 04/11/00 (W-SN443851). (0102)

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