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

10 -- M198 HOWITZER HARDWARE SOL DAAE20-99-B-0012 POC Contract Specialist: Linda Dittmer (309) 782-3136, Contracting Officer: Barry Hartleben (309) 782-7116 WEB: http://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/SOLINFO/index.htm, http:aais.ria.army.mil. E-MAIL: Linda Dittmer, dittmerl@ria.army.mil. The TACOM-ACALA Acquisition Center is soliciting bids, on a 100% Small Business Set Aside basis (Note 1), for the following items: CLIN 0001 -- Head Assembly, NSN: 1240-01-044-4561, CLIN 0002 -- Gear, Block Assembly, NSN: 3020-01-044-4562, CLIN 0003 -- Mount, Telescope, NSN: 1240-01-037-7290. A three year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is anticipated for this work. End item is the M198 Howitzer. The SIC Code is 3827 and the size standard is 500 employees. FOB is destination only. Estimated issue date is 23 Jul 99. The solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.501 and 5.102(a)(7), 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://aais.ria.army.mil. 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 tomaintain a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incument 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 may render your bid nonresponsive and result in the rejection of the bid. This solicitation incorporates a Technical Data Package that cannot be provided via the internet. Vendors who need this TDP in order to prepare a bid are instructed to request same by submission of an email request to: tdpdist@ria.army.mil. Any said request should contain the following information: CAGE Code, Company Name, Point of Contact, Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, and Telephone Number. A TDP will be provided by normal mail after the solicitation has been released to the internet. Posted 06/30/99 (W-SN349114). (0181)

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