US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PC, Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

10 -- BUFFER & SPADE GRIP ASSEMBLY SOL DAAE20-99-B-0005 POC Contract Specialist: Teresa Stottlemyre (309) 782-4626, PCO: Kristan A. Mendoza DESC: 1005-01-251-9692, Part Number 12597057; Item to procure is a Buffer and Spade Grip Assembly, which consists of precision machined components; slide, springs, springs, catches, and pins. Investment casting is allowable as option on specific components. Heat treat and phosphate coating required. This solicitation is restricted to Colt's Mfg. Co. Inc., P.O. Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144-1868, FN Mfg. Inc., P.O. Box 24257, Columbia, SC 29223, and SACO Defense, 291 North Street, Saco, ME 04072-0890. Bids from concerns other than the above are not solicited. Published for subcontracting purposes only. Requirements are 90 each Buffer and Spade Grip Assembly. The proposed contract will include a 100 percent option. FOB is Destination. Buffer and Spade Grip Assembly will be use on the M240E1 Machine Gun. Estimated issue date is 22 Mar 1999. All or a part of this action is an unfunded FY99 requirement. First Article and Phosphate Coating are requirements of this solicitation. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501, 5.102(a)(7) and 14.205-1(c) therefore hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address via the internet: http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/ACALA/AAIS/AAIS.htm. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. This solicitation incorporates a Technical Data Package (TDP) that cannot be provided via the internet. Vendors who need this TDP in order to prepare a bid or proposal are instructed to request same by submission of an email request to: tdpdist@ria-emh2.army.mil. Any said requests should contain the following information; CAGE Code (if available), Company Name, Point of Contact (optional), Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone Number. A TDP will be provided by normal mail after the solicitation has been released to the internet. See Note 26 Posted 03/05/99 (W-SN305302). (0064)

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