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42 -- PARACHUTES Sol R1-95-17. Due 062895. POC Request bid package, (406) 329-3007. For additional information contact Contracting officer, Miley Sutherland, at 406/329-3530. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Region intends to acquire FS-14 Smokejumper Parachutes. Indefinite Quantity contract; minimum - 657; maximum - 1000. Design and drawings provided by the Forest Service. Parachutes are of three sizes; small, medium, and large. Contractor shall supply additional repair assemblies and materials. First Article Sample required by 09/15/95. Delivery Order will be placed on, or about, 10/1/95. The following standards apply to delivery items: MIL-P-6645H Parachutes, Personnel, General Specification for; MIL-STD-849A Inspection Requirements, Definitions and Classification of Defects for Parachutes; and MIL-I-45208A Inspection System Requirements. The quality assurance provisions of the contract will be supported by a DCASMA representative. Complete test reports that certify compliance of component materials controlled by a military specification will be delivered to the Forest Service for review and acceptance before production begins. Material finisher must be listed with DLA Defense Personnel Support Center as being equipped and staffed to perform the specified testing defined in the military specifications for component materials. Initial delivery of 50 units due 90 days after material certificates of compliance are accepted by the Forest Service. Deliveries of 150 units due every 30 days thereafter. FOB Destination: Missoula, MT. Firm, fixed price contract. Solicitation to be released on or about 05/15/95. Solicitation is a Request For Proposals. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on 06/01/95, in Missoula, MT. (115)

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