Colored Dyes for M18 Smoke Grenade

DYES, Solvent Yellow 33, Solvent Green 3, Disperse, Red 9,
and Mix, Violet (NAICS Code 325132, number of employees is 750). Solicitation number W52P1J-10-R-3009 will establish a firm fixed price contract with estimated base quantities of 41,200 lbs of yellow dye, 21,760 lbs of green dye, 6,240 lbs of red dye, and 37,610 lbs of violet dye with four ordering periods for each color. FOB: Destination, Pine Bluff Arsenal, 10020 Kabrich Circle, Pine Bluff, AR 71602-9500. A dye preaward sample will be required for each color to be delivered to Pine Bluff Arsenal for testing and the Request for Proposal will contain the requirements for the sample. The Request for Proposal will also contain the requirements for time and date the samples are required to be at Pine Bluff Arsenal and when the proposals are required to be received at the Rock Island Contracting Center. The proposed contract is restricted to the National Technology Industrial Base. Accordingly, the dyes must be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada. Other foreign sources are not eligible for award. The solicitation is anticipated to be available on the Internet on or about February 23, 2010 with a closing date 30 days from its issuance on The Army Single Face to Industry website at http://acquisition.army.mil. Vendors are advised to periodically check the web site for amendments or other updates. All questions regarding the Request for Proposal will be accepted AFTER the solicitation has been posted to the web. Questions need to be submitted in writing to email address Sheila.Peters@us.army.mil. The point of contact is Sheila Peters (309) 782-0703, email Sheila.Peters@us.army.mil.