Ammunition and explosives. EOD hook and line kit

THIS SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN THE AWARD OF A FIRM FIXED PRICE, 3 YEAR INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) TYPE CONTRACT FOR HOOK AND LINE KIT FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) UNITS. A DESCRIPTION FOR PURCHASE THAT DESCRIBES THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS FOR A HOOK AND LINE KIT FOR FIELD USE BY AN EOD TEAM WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOLICITATION. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE SOLICITATION. INSPECTION AND EVALUATION FOR PRODUCT PERFORMANCE AND SUITABILITY BY THE U.S. ARMY EOD COMMUNITY USERS BEFORE AWARD OF A CONTRACT IS REQUIRED AND MAY BE AT OFFEROR EXPENSE. FOB IS DESTINATION. GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY IS 42 EACH AND WILL BE AWARDED ON DELIVERY ORDER 0001 CONCURRENTLY WITH THE CONTRACT AWARD. THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL DELIVERY ORDERS AGAINST THE IDIQ CONTRACT. TOTAL MAXIMUM QUANTITY OVER THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT IS 320 EACH. THIS SOLICITATION W! ILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 4.502 AND 5.102, THEREFORE, HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. VENDORS WISHING AN ELECTRONIC COPY MAY DOWNLOAD IT ON OR AFTER THE ISSUE DATE BY ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS VIA THE INTERNET: HTTPS://AAIS.RIA.ARMY.MIL/AAIS/SOLINFO/INDEX.HTM ESTIMATED ISSUE DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS 15 SEP 2009 AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY AS WILL ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO. BECAUSE OF THIS THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION AND IS IN FACT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A BIDDERS MAILING LIST. IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON ANY INTERESTED PARTIES TO PERIODICALLY ACCESS THE ABOVE INTERNET ADDRESS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANY AMENDMENTS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED. FAILURE TO OBTAIN ANY SAID AMENDMENTS AND TO RESPOND TO THEM PRIOR TO THE DATE AND TIME SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS MAY RENDER YOU PROPOSAL NONRESPONSIVE AND RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF SAME.

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