US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

13 -- CAP, BLASTING: NON-ELECTRIC, 500 SHOCK TUBE, M12 INERT SOL DAAE30-98-Q-1116 DUE 062598 POC Bruce W. Williams, Contract Specialist, 973-724-3294 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Bruce W. Williams, bwwill@pica.army.mil. Requirement for the Cap, blasting: non-electric, 500-foot shock tube, M12 Inert. The M12 Inert shall consist of a 500-foot length of Inert shock tube, environmentally sealed at one end, and with a non-electric, factory-installed inert #8 commercial blasting cap attached at the other end. Attached to the inert blasting cap shall be a plastic holder, capable of holding between one to five other shock tube line. The shock tube shall be wound around a durable spool made of metal or plastic. The end of the shock tube shall protrude from the center of the spool core and extend a minimum of 6 inches from the spool head. The inert blasting cap shall have through holes such that it is see through from one side to the other in the final assembly. No filler is allowed in the blasting cap. It is estimated that a quantity between 5,000 to 6,000 M12 Inert will be procured. The M12 inert shall be packaged in quantity of 8 items per box. Use of commercial package for the M12 (live) is acceptable for this effort. At least 2 item each of the M12 inert in its commercial packaging will be required with proposal for evaluation. (0156)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0168 19980609\13-0001.SOL)