Solicitation is for NSN 6620-00-115-9042 LTC03214013678 in accordance with MIL-I-10986F. Direct access to defense and federal specifications, standards, and related standardization documents is available on the Internet via http://assist.dapsmil or http://www.dodssp.daps.mil. This solicitation requires a Contractor First Article for a quantity of four units. This solicitation includes surge and sustainment. This solicitation will result in an indefinite delivery contract with a base year and four option years. The ordering limitations for the base and option years are as follows: (B=Base Year, O=Option year) Guaranteed Buy Quantity: B= 1165, O= 2038 / Minimum Order Quantity: B= 1019, O= 1019 / Maximum Contract Quantity: B= 4804, O=6114 / Estimated annual quantity: B= 3203, O= 4076. The requested delivery schedule is 120 days after receipt of order. This solicitation is not set aside for small business. NUMBERED NOTES: 26- Commercial Notice (when Government does not intend to use Part 12 Commercial Acquisition Procedures) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT COVERED BY NUMBERED NOTES: ABVS applies: the final contract award decision may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DLA Procurement Gateway at http://progate.daps.mil/home or http://12.3.216.20/home on the issue date cited in the RFP. From the Gateway homepage, select "Search RFPs" from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFP you wish to download. RFPs are in portable document format (PDF). To download and view these documents you will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free at http://www.adobe.com. A paper copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors. The solicitation issue date is November 4,2003. Buyer: Karen Harris 804/279-4510.

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