Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

16 -- LOW PROFILE FLOATATION COLLARS SOL N68936-00-G-0103/0002 DUE 072800 POC William T Monckton, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-8234, fax (760) 939-7510 or L Dell Hledik, Contracting Officer, (760) 939-3772 NAWCWD, China Lake, CA intends to negotiate on an other-than-competitive basis with SEI, Asheville, NC for a firm fixed price order under Basic Ordering Agreement N68936-00-G-0103 for Low Profile Floatation Collars, derivatives, subsystems/components and related assemblies and support development, testing, training and modification of the collars for NAWCWD. Order 0002 will be for development and procurement of a training configuration of LPU-36/P Type IA Low Profile Floatation Collar (LPFC) for NAWCWD. The requirement is for the design and production of estimated quantity of 500 LPU-36/P Type I-A training collars including five (5) first article units. In addition, the Contractor will provide 30 zipper sliders with international orange cloth tabs that are the same as those being used in the training configuration. SEI retains proprietary rights to the floatation collars and is the only source for these collars. Delivery: 180 days after date of award and first article units delivered within 30 days after award of order. FOB: Destination. Solicitation will be issued on or about July 11, 2000 and will be available through the NAWCWD 2.0 Contracts Competency homepage at http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~contract/homepubl.htm. Anticipate award date: June 22, 2000. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. Interested parties other than SEI must respond in writing (via mail, email, or fax) demonstrating your experience and capabilities in Low Profile Floatation Collars. Phone Number: (760) 939-8234, Fax: (760) 939-7510. Address: Commander Code 210000D, Attn: William T. Monckton, NAWCWD, 1 Administration Circle, Bldg. 20259, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. See Notes 22 and 26. Posted 06/30/00 (W-SN470626). (0182)

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