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

10 -- M4/M4A1 CARBINE SOL DAAE20-97-R-0110 DUE 112797 POC Contract Specialist: Cean Hartleben (309) 782-3429, PCO: Robert Tedell (309) 782-8490 DESC: NSN: 1005-01-231-0973, Part Number: 9390000, NSN: 1005-01-382-0953, Part Number: 12972700. Requirements are 6,000 each per year over a four year period for a total quantity of 24,000 each M4 and/or M4A1 Carbines. FOB is origin. Estimated issue date is 28Oct97. The sole source contractor is Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc., PO Box 1868, Hartford, CT 06144-1868. Restricted to MOB producer. Published for subcontracting purposes only. Offers from concerns other than the above are not solicited. The aforementioned Contractor is a small business. Statistical Process Control is required. ANSI/ISO/ASQC Q9001 or equivalent. Failure to properly address bids/offers in accordance with solicitation instructions may result in a late bid which cannot be considered. Written, fax or electronic requests for solicitation packages are accepted. No telephone requests will be honored. Requests for copies of this solicitation should include your commercial and government entity (CAGE) (if a CAGE code has been assigned to you) along with your name, address, datafax number, and solicitation number. The fax number for requests is (309)782-4728. Electronic requests may be accepted through the Automated Acquisition Information System (AAIS). All ACALA solicitations are available for viewing/downloading, in addition to procurement history, via the AAIS. The AAIS can be accessed 24 hours a day, via the Internet at http://www-acala1.ria.army.mil/ACALA/AAIS/AAIS.htm. Note 22 applies. (0281)

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