US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

10 -- SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT (STS) M240 MACHINE GUN/M249 SQUAD ASSAULT WEAPON (SAW) SOL DAAE30-00-R-0405 DUE 071000 POC George M. Chavis, Sr., Contract Specialist, AMSTA-CM-CPD, (973) 724-4496 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00R0405/00R0405.htm. E-MAIL: George M. Chavis, Sr., gchavis@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, has a requirement for the engineering services (System Technical Support (STS)) to support the production of the M240 Series Machine Gun (MG) and the M249 Squad Assault Weapon (SAW). The technical services will include engineering services, facilities, supplies, materials and testing to accomplish specific technical tasks for the M240 MG and the M249 SAW. This shall include design, system modeling, technical analysis, technical data package (TDP) modification, fabrication of prototype components, and logistic support. This support effort applies to all fielded, warehoused and in process M240 MG, M249 SAW and related peripheral equipment, such as mounting platforms and other ancillary items. The technical services cited above a complete and thorough knowledge of all the intricacies of the design, manufacture and function of the current M240/249 configurations. The anticipated release date of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is 12 June 2000. The government intends to make a sole-source award to FN Manufacturing, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as authorized by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). (SEE NUMBERED NOTE 22). The RFP can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.procnet.pica.army.mil. The point of contact for this action is Mr. George M. Chavis, Sr., AMSTA-CM-CPD, (973) 724-4496, e-mail: [gchavis@pica.army.mil]. Posted 06/12/00 (D-SN463765). (0164)

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