Parachutes; aerial pick up, delivery, recovery systems; and cargo tie down equipment

T-11 PARACHUTES, MC-6 PARACHUTES, AND SPARES PACKAGES FOR T-11 & MC-6. NSN: 1670-01-539-4525 & 1670-01-527-7537 (NO NSN FOR SPARES PACKAGES). UP TO A QTY OF: 2,125 EA, 1,919 EA, & 40 LO. (5 YEAR MAX) OPTION: NONE. INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE/FOB: ORIGIN/ORIGIN/ORIGIN. THE OFFER DUE DATE IS ON OR ABOUT 30 DECEMBER 2013 (SEE SOLICITATION FOR ACTUAL OFFER DUE DATE). SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT CONTRACTING.TACOM.ARMY.MIL/CFDATA/SOL/SOL01.CFM FOR A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION/DRAWINGS OR EMAIL AMSTA-IDQ@TACOM.ARMY.MIL. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. THESE ITEMS ARE BEING RESTRICTED TO THE APPROVED SOURCE WHICH IS AIRBORNE SYSTEMS OF CA, INC. (05QR4) OR AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR. ONLY THE APPROVED SOURCE AND/OR DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THIS BUY. IF YOU WANT TO BECOME AN APPROVED SOURCE FOR FUTURE BUYS, CONTACT THE COMPETITION ADVOCATE'S OFFICE.

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS A SYNOPSIS (SUMMARY). THE SOLICITATION PERTAINING TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 15 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE. CONTRACTORS SHOULD NOT CALL THE BUYER SEEKING EITHER THE SOLICITATION OR THE DRAWINGS AS THEY WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST 15 DAYS AFTER THIS NOTICE.