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

13 -- CAP, BLASTING, M15 INERT SOL DAAE30-98-Q-1144 DUE 092898 POC BRUCE W. WILLIAMS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 973-724-3294 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/98Q1144/98Q1144.htm. E-MAIL: BRUCE W. WILLIAMS, REMMONS@PICA.ARMY.MIL. The solicitation for the M15 Inert, referenced below, is now available for download at http://procnet.pica.army.mil All quotations must be received by the offer due date of 9/28/98. The solicitation number is corrected to read DAAE30-98-Q-1144, and is interchangable with DAAE30-98-Q-1114. Therefore no bid time extension is given. Requirement for Cap, Blasting Non-Electric 70 Foot Shock Tube, With Initiator, M15 (Inert). The M15 Inert shall consist of a 70-foot length of inert shock tube. On one end shall be a factory- installed inert #12 commercial blasting cap and with an inert 25ms delay packaged into a holder at the other end. The holder shall have the capability of holding a range of one to five shock tube lines. The M15 Inert shall be coiled in a figure 8 or 80 configuration. The inert blasting cap shall have through holes such that it is see through from one side to the other in final assembly. No filler is allowed in the blasting cap. It is estimated that a quantity of 5,000 M15 Inert will be procured. The M15 Inert shall be packaged in quantity of 60 items per box. Use of commercial packaging for the M15 (live) is acceptable for this effort. At least 2 items each of the M15 Inert in its commercial packaging will be required with the RFQ response for evaluation. Request for Quotation (RFQ) will be available for download from http://procnet.pica.army.mil on or about 15 September, 1998. Posted 09/18/98 (D-SN251910). (0261)

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