Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

A -- LOW COST SHAPE STABLE NOSETIP BILLETS SOL N00178-96-C-4015 POC Karen D. Lenox, (540)653-7621/John R. Travers WEB: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), phollad@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Division (NSWCDD) intends to acquire additional Carbon-Carbon Shape-Stable Nosetip billets under contract N00178-96-C-4015 with INTERMAT, 389 Hill Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 on a sole source basis. As a continuation of the current contract effort to reduce manufacturing costs and the evaluation of alternate raw materials, the contractor is to fabricate additional billets based on boundary and densification studies and advanced nosetip concepts. This will also include a review of current weaving technology including the design of a new more reliable and cost effective 3-D autoloom. Interested parties are invited to respond to this announcement within 15 days of publication. There is no solicitation. A request for a solicitation will not be considered an affirmative response to this notice. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is taking steps toward implementing Electronic Commerce (EC)in the acquisition arena, therefore, this synopsis will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nwsc.mil/ under Procurement Division or http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil/. (0184)

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