Commander, U.S. Army Edgewood Research, Development And Engineering, Center, Attn: SCBRD-Enp (Shawn Funk), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423

13 -- PRODUCTION OF METAL PARTS FOR 40MM SMOKE POC Contact Shawn Funk (410) 671-5747 The U.S. Army Edgewood research, development and engineering Center (ERDEC) seeks Commercial sources for impact extrusion/deep draw of metal parts for the XM998 40 MM smoke round in pre-production quantities of 2,000-3,000 (or the minimum required quantity). The three Aluminum components (burster tube, ogive, body) of this round require use of impact extrusion or deep drawing in A full scale production scenario. Contact Mr. Shawn M. Funk at (410) 671-5747 for additional information and drawings. There is NO current commitment on the part of the U.S. Army to award aresultant contract as A result of this request for information nor to pay for the information received. Request responses within 2 weeks from date of publication of this synopsis.(0019)

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