R -- ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT QUALIFICATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE AND GEAR LUBRICANTS This is a request for information only. The U.S. Army-automotive and Armaments Command at Warren, Michigan seeks source, availability and estimated cost information from interested parties that would form a committee to support the Army's qualification and standardization of automotive engine and gear lubricants. This committee will assess the applicability of new automotive additive materials and lubricants for utilization in military equipment. Other efforts include: the evaluation of test data of candidate materials, a recommendation as to the acceptability of the candidate materials, a recommendation as to the acceptability of the materials for qualification with regard to good lubrication practices and equipment needs; and assessment of data generated in standardization programs, such as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interchange and laboratory-field correlation programs. This must be accomplished within a framework which will protect the proprietary data and information submitted in the support of the military qualification and/or use of the candidate material. A market survey questionnaire has been prepared which each interested party must answer. A copy of a cover letter with additional information and the questionnaire is available from the TACOM-Warren Webpage at www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm or by e-mail from the point of contact listed below. Please electronically provide all information no later than September 30, 1999 to Mr. Allen S. Comfort, U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), ATTN: AMSTA-TR-D/210, Warren, MI 48397-5000 or by e-mail at comforta@tacom.army.mil. Mr. Comfort may be reached at (810)574-4225. Respondents are notified that a formal solicitation may not necessarily result from this RFI. Any comment provided may or may not be included in a formal solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to the RFI nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the Government. The government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend, received in response to the RFI, to any firms, agencies, or individuals outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. WEB: Click here to download a copy of the Market Survey, www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Allen Comfort, the technical, comforta@tacom.army.mil. Posted 09/14/99 (W-SN380034).

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