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

A -- ROUGH MACHINED LINER FORINGS FOR THE CRUSADER CANNON SOL DAAE30-00-R-0500 DUE 120299 POC MARGARET RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00R0500/00R0500.htm. E-MAIL: MARGARET RHINESMITH, mrhines@pica.army.mil. THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CANCELLING SOLICITATION DAAE30-99-R-0552 AND RESUBMITTING UNDER DAAE30-00-R-0500 USING FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR THE AWARD OF A FIRM, FIXED PRICED CONTRACT FOR THE ROUGH MACHINED LINER FORGINGS FOR THE CRUSADER CANNON. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MANUFACTURE TEN (10) HIGH- STRENGTH ALLOY STEEL LINER FORGINGS (DWG. 3WTV-F40518 REV A.) FOR MILITARY AND PRESSURE APPLICATIONS ACCORDING TO AMSTA A 723/A723M STANDARD SPECIFICATION. GRADES 1 OR 2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED ON DRAWING) SHALL APPLY. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SHALL INCLUDE ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE MELTING AND VACUUM DEGASSING, HOT FORGING, MACHINING AND HEAT-TREATING (INCLUDING NORMALIZING, REAUSTENITIZATION, LIQUID QUENCHING AND TEMPERING) FOR MECHANICAL PARTICLE SHALL BE REQUIRED. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE DFARS 252.204-7004 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://procnet.army.mil. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2, 1999 AND CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT http://procnet.army.mil. SEE NUMBERED Note 26. Posted 10/18/99 (D-SN392534). (0291)

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