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84 -- INDIVIDUAL MODULAR LOAD-BEARING EQUIPMENT SOL DAAK60-CBD5-0013 DUE 043095 POC John Kirk, Project Officer, Survivability Directorate, (508)651-5453 The U.S. Army Soldier System Command, Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center (Natick MA.) is conducting a MARKET SURVEY for manufacturers who are currently producing Individual Modular Load Bearing Equipment. Load-Bearing Vests should have the ability to attach/detach pockets for carrying combat essential items such as rifle magazines and grenades. The backpack should have two main compartments that are either permanently fixed together or detachable, and mounted on an external packframe. The BACKPACK should also have attachable/detachable outside pockets and a small day pack. It is desired that the external pack frame be directly secured to the load-bearing vest without the need for separate shoulder and waist straps. The Pack Frame/Vest system should have release mechanism to quickly doff the pack from the vest. Interested firms must submit within 45 days following the publication of this market survey, information on their products. This should include at a minimum an item description which details the material descriptions, illustrations with corresponding descriptive information, previous related experience, personnel resumes, list of facilities, and any other specific information which the firm believes demonstrates its capability to produce the above items. In addition, include whether the firm is a small business, women owned or socially and economically disadvantaged. For the purpose of this requirement, any concern with less than $5 million in annual receipts is considered a small business, (SIC 5941). A limited quantity of selected items may be purchased for future evaluation. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available at this time. See Note 25. (0069)

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