US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity, (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PCC (FQY), Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

53 -- FLAT SPRING SOL DAAE20-96T0308 DUE 080296 POC Contact the Contract Specialist: Pam Canterbury (309)782-4275, procuring Contracting Officer is: M. Strieter (309)782-3814. 5360-01-357-6174, part number 12916871. Requirements are 500 EA flat Spring. For use on the M1a2 Abrams. FOB is destination. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY96 requirement. Esti-mated issue date of this Solicitation is 070296. Effective 1 Oct 94 AMCCOM separated into two new commands; the Industrial Operation Command (IOC) and the acquisition chemical armament logistics AC tivity (ACALA). It is imperative that special attention be Given when addressing requests for solicitations and BIDS/O ffers. Fail ure to properly address requests for solicitations in accordance with this CBD notice will result in non-receipt of the solicitationp ackage. Failure to properly address BIDS/offers in accordance with Sol icitation instructions may result in a late bid which can not be consider Ed. Written, FAX or electronic requests for so-licitation packages are accepted. NO telephone requests will behonored. Requests for copies of this Solicitation should include your Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (if a CAGE Code has been assigned to you) along with your name, address, datafax number, and Solicitation number. The FAX number for requests is (309)782-4728. Electronic requests may be accepted through the AMCCOM Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All AMCCOM solicitations are available for viewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS can be accessed electronically, 24 hours a Day, utilizing a MODEM set to dial (309) 782-7648. Terminal emulation should be VT100, NO parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Once connected, enter ''AAIS'' at the ''login'' prompt. At the ''password'' prompt depress the ''enter'' key. If electronic means is notpossible, procurement history will be provided telephonically at (309) 782-8094 on a limited basis. (0163)

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