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

10 -- CRADLE SOL DAAE20-96T0406 DUE 110796 POC Contract Specialist: Lisa Devlin (309) 782-5541, PCO: Robert C. Tedell (309) 782-3811 1005-12-339-6861, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3100-01. Requirements are 10 ea Cradle. 1005-12-339-6860, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3100-02. Requirements are 18 ea Locking Plate K. 1005-12-339-6859, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3100-03. Requirements are 30 ea Support, Front. 1005-12-339-7143, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3200-01. Requirements are 16 ea Fork Assembly. 1005-12-339-6866, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3300-01. Requirements are 30 ea Handle, Right. 1005-12-339-6864, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3400-01. Requirements are 22 ea Hull Assembly. 1005-12-339-6867, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3100-4. Requirements are 30 ea Support, Rear. 1005-12-339-6865, Part Number E.ST.W85.300-3350-01. Requirements are 30 ea Handle, Left. For use on the M93A1 Fox NBCRS. FOB is Unknown. The proposed contract will include a 100 percent option. This proposed action is for supplies for which the Government does not own specification and drawings to permit full and open competition. Firms that recognize and can produce the required item(s) are encouraged to identify themselves to the contracting officer, and provide supporting evidence which will permit their participation in the current or future solicitations. All or part of this action is an unfunded FY97 requirement. The sole source contractor for this proposed contract action is: Wagschal GEBR GMBH UNK CO KG, Mooschauer Lanstrasse 41, Postfach 1208, 2804 Lilienthal, Germany. The aforementioned Contractor is a large business. Published for subcontracting purposes only. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. Estimated issue date of this solicitation is 100796. Failure to properly address requests for solicitations in accordance with this CBD notice will result in non-receipt of the solicitation package. Failure to properly address bids/offers in accordance with solicitation instructions may result in a late bid which cannot be considered. Written, fax or electronic requests for solicitation packages are accepted. No telephone requests will be honored. 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 Automated Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All ACALA solicitations are available for viewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS can be accessed electronically, 24 hours a day, using 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 not possible, procurement history will be provided telephonically at (309)782-8094 on a limited basis. (0257)

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