The U.S. Army, TACOM-ARDEC has a requirement for the manufacture and delivery of M240B Collapsible Buttstock Assemblies. This procurement will include a base buy with four (4) options with a maximum of 15,000 M240B Collapsible Buttstock Assemblies per year. Total contract maximum is 75,000 units. The government is estimating that approximately 6,705 units will be awarded in the base buy; however this quantity may be increased up to but not exceeding 15,000 units. This procurement will be issued 100% Small Business Set Aside. The Collapsible Buttstock Assembly replaces the standard buttstock of the M240B Machine Gun. The Collapsible Buttstock contains the same hydraulic buffer as the standard buttstock and is adjustable in length. Users can reduce the length of the buttstock to make the weapon more ergonomic especially when wearing body armor and in close quarter combat situations. The item is envisioned to be mostly Numeric Controlled (NC) machine fabricated. It also requires molded plastic parts. The materials to be used in fabrication include but are not limited to: 304 and 631 series Stainless Steel; 7068-T6511 Aluminum Alloy; 1137-1144 Carbon Steels; Spring Steel; 4140 or 4340 Steel Alloy; A356 Aluminum; and Dupont Plastic. Various final surface protective finishes are required for these materials. The final assembly shall have a protective finish lusterless black in color. No deviations to the drawing materials, treatment, or finish will be permitted. The contractor shall fabricate the item in accordance with U.S.G. drawings, inspect them in accordance with U.S.G. Quality Assurance Provisions (QAP), and package them in accordance with U.S.G. Special Packaging Instructions (SPI). The contractor must be able to sustain a minimum delivery schedule of 800 Collapsible Buttstock Assemblies per month. There will be a First Article Test quantity and requirement to pass First Article prior to approval for full production. All offerors will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to receiving the drawings. The solicitation will be posted on the TACOM-Picatinny Acquisition Center website located at http://procnet.pica.army.mil on or about 11/30/2006. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.502 and FAR 5.102. Point of Contact is David Drag, AMSTA-AQ-APD, Picatinny, NJ 07806- 5000, e-mail [email protected], 973-724-3970. See Notes 1 and 26.

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