USASOC, DCOFS Acquistion And Contracting, Bldg. E-2929, Fort Bragg, NC 28310

69 -- SURROGATE AND INERT LAND MINES SOL USZA92-00-R-0005 changed to USZA92-00-B-0001 POC Barbara Bowles, Contract Specialist, 432-8598 or Jane Sutherlin, 432-2146 WEB: Click here to access the Business Opportunitires Page, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Barbara Bowles via e-mail, bowlesb@soc.mil. The following changes are made to the synopsis originally posted in CBDNet on May 4, 2000, printed issue date: May 8, 2000. The requirement will be processed using Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedures as defined in FAR 14.5. The solicitation number is changed from USZA92-00-R-0005 to USZA92-00-B-0001. The estimated solicitation release date is extended to 5 June 2000. The following text replaces the text published in the previous synopsis: USASOC, Fort Bragg, North Carolina has a requirement for supply and delivery of Surrogate and Inert Land Mines for use as training devices. This will be a Requirements type contract for a base year with 2 one-year option periods. Multiple awards will be considered when it is determined cost efficient by the government through the use of formal competitive procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and if it is found advantageous to the U.S. Government to do so. This procurement is unrestricted, all interested parties may submit a bid. The estimated receipt for technical proposals (Step One) is 6 Jul 2000; however, the solicitation will provide submission requirements to include the exact date and time. This solicitation will be available on the web site http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. All contractors must register for the site and EACH solicitation to ensure that notification of changes are provided. Please also provide information to this office at "bowlesb@soc.mil" or fax (910) 432-9345 that you have registered for solicitation number USZA92-00-B-0001. Paper copies of this solicitation are not available. The proposal must be submitted to the contracting office with an original signature; Additionally the files may be compressed (zipped) into one, self-extracting file entitled "PROPOSAL.EXE" using WinZip version 7.0 or less. The "PROPOSAL.EXE" file shall be submitted via the Business Opportunities Page(BOP). All offerors will have to register on the BOP and select their own password in order to receive a copy of the solicitation/submit a proposal. We highly recommend that offerors register early. Also, there is a "demo" section in the BOP where offerors can practice submitting proposals to the BOP. We strongly encourage offerors to use the 1-888-414-2677 BOP toll free help desk for assistance. Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454891). (0136)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0265 20000517\69-0001.SOL)