LOW PROFILE MOLLE BACKPACK COMPONENTS Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, Natick, MA intends to award a contract on a sole source basis with Down East, Inc., 69 Main Street, Bridgton, ME 04009 for the production of Steel Injection Molding Tools capable of mass producing pack frames, hooks, hook plates, belt-inserts and three-point cups in support of and directly related to the MOLLE and Land Warrior programs. All items are to be produced by these molds are compatible with the Down East, Inc. Low-profile Single-point and Three-point attachment systems. As part of the contract, Down East, Inc. will produce 150 sets of samples. The Contractor has unique qualifications due to the proprietary materials and patents pending used in the production of the items. Down East Inc. also has extensive knowledge of the integration of the systems associated with the current pack frames. Down East, Inc. is the current producer of the system and has extensive knowledge of the system and they are able to meet the required April 1, 2000 delivery requirement due to the operational test for their systems. Interested parties who contend that they are capable of providing the supplies are required to submit a proposal within 7 days from the publication of this notice. Specific factual data, product literature, and other pertinent information, which demonstrates their capability in providing these items, shall be submitted to the above address, Attention: Mr. Thomas Bouchard (AMSSB-ACN-S) and the information submitted will be used as an evaluation basis to determine competence to successfully meet the requirements. All proposals received within the 7 day notice period will be considered by the Government. The Government reserves the right not to open this requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice. Technical responses and requests received, as a result of this Notice of Intent, will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Note 22, which is decreased from 45 days to 7 days. The response time is reduced in order to meet the schedule field test date of April 15, 2000. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, tbouchar@natick-amed02.army.mil. Posted 12/15/99 (W-SN408808).

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