US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

58 -- STANDARD ADVANCED DEWAR ASSEMBLY TYPE II (SADA II) IN SUPPORT OF THE HORIZONTAL TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION (HTI) SECOND GENERATION FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (FLIR) AND THE IMPROVED TOW ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ITAS) FULL RATE PRODUCTION. SOL DAAB07-98-R-G316 DUE 103098 POC Point of Contact -- Joseph Manganaro, Contract Specialist, 732-427-1389. Contracting Officer -- Deborah J. Gilligan, 732-532-5454. WEB: CECOM Acquisition Center's Business Opportunity Page, http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to e-mail the POC, mangana@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. The U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) is planning the release of a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of the Standard Advanced Dewar Assembly Type II (SADA II). The SADA II supports the Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI) Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) and Improved TOW Acquisition System (ITAS) Full-Rate Production programs. The SADA II units shall meet the requirements of performance specification PRF-5009755, dated 10 October1996 and as modified by Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) PM12-001, PM12-002, PM13-001 and PM13-002. It is anticipated that the release of the RFP will be in September 1998, with proposals due 30 days later. Acquisition strategy is as follows: (1) Full and Open Competition; (2) Up to three Firm-Fixed Price awards will be made; (3) Award(s) will be made based on a Best-Value Basis; (4) Contract(s) will be base-year plus 4 -- 1 year options. Total basic quantity is projected to be 430 HTI SADA II's and 91 ITAS SADA II's. Total option quantities are projected to be approximately 5000 units. Contract award is projected for January 1999, with delivery beginning in August 1999. The Cryogenic One Watt Linear Cooler will be provided as Government Furnished Material. Successful completion of First Article Testing or Qualification Testing is required prior to government acceptance of product. The draft RFP is projected for release on the CECOM Business Opportunity Page (BOP) late August/early September. Due to the requirements involved, this acquisition is classified as SECRET. This classification requires that any potential contractor be cleared for access to SECRET information. All interested contractors possessing a SECRET clearance should forward their "in the clear" address and CAGE Code to US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-CC-A-CD, Joe Manganaro, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008. The U.S. Army CECOM has established a Business Opportunity Page (BOP) website to allow electronic transmittal of RFPs and Invitation for Bids (IFBs) from CECOM to Industry. All parties interested in doing business with CECOM are invited to access, operate, send and receive information from the BOP at (http://acbop.monmouth.army.mil). Upon accessing this webpage, click on CECOM Business Opportunities. You may access potential CECM Business Opportunities by simply typing "guest" for the login ID and password. Registration for a user ID and password will only be through the BOP. For CD-ROM drawings or other data, contact the identified Contracting Officer via their e-mail. The CECOM Acquisition Center's Electronic Bulletin Board is closed. Note 26 Posted 08/07/98 (D-SN234175). (0219)

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