U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DS), Warren, MI 48397-5000

A -- ADVANCED RESEARCH & ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY WATER PURIFICATION EQUIPMENT SOL DAAE07-97-R-X037 DUE 081997 POC Ms. Tamra Bouzide [810] 574-5898 E-MAIL: U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, bouzidet@cc.tacom.army.mil. The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) will be issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of engineering research and development of a 1,500 gallon per hour (GPH) Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit (ROWPU). The 1,500 GPH ROWPU will be used to purify a broad range of water sources (fresh, brackish, sea, and nuclear, biological and chemical-contaminated) to meet war and peacetime water support requirements. This acquisition will be conducted in two phases. The Government intends to award up to two (2) Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee contracts under the research and development effort (Phase I). This initial phase is for the design and fabrication of up to three prototype hardware units per contract. The contract will include associated work effort required to support contractor testing, Government Production Qualification Testing (PQT) and Early User Testing (EUT) and validation. The prototype hardware will be fully evaluated in order to determine its suitability to perform to the specification requirements. The prototype test results will be an integral part of the selection of the production contractor. Competition for the Phase II production contract will be limited to those firms awarded a contract for the prototype development effort (Phase I). This restriction is necessary to ensure that the selected production contractor is adequately evaluated on the basis of prototype testing. The Government intends to award one (1) fixed price production contract (Phase II) for a quantity of up to 500 ROWPUs with an option of up to 100%. All responsible sources may submit a proposal for Phase I. The estimated release date of the Phase I solicitation (RFP DAAE07-97-R-X037) is 30 June 1997. The estimated closing date of the RFP is 19 August 1997. Firms having an interest in this program should make a written request for the RFP package. Please include your firm's CAGE code and the RFP number on your request. The RFP will be issued to all interested parties immediately upon its availability. If you wish to datafax your request in, please do so on [810] 574-7596. See numbered Notes 26 apply. (0163)

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