THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-WARREN, PM TACTICAL VEHICLES INTENDS TO AWARD, ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS, A REQUIREMENT FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM (AFES) KITS IN M1114 UP-ARMORED HMMWVS (UAHS). VIA SOLICITATION W56HZV-06-R-0137. THERE WILL BE NO FIRM DELIVERY SCHEDULE FOR THESE AFES KITS. OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROPOSE THEIR OWN DELIVERY SCHEDULES WITH AND WITHOUT FIRST ARTICLE TEST. THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE AN ?OBJECTIVE? DELIVERY SCHEDULE IN THE SOLICITATION (THIS TERM REPRESENTS A SCHEDULE THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE U.S. ARMY, AND WILL BE USED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES ONLY). THE EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE STRUCTURED IN TWO PHASES: PHASE I WILL BE AN ACCEPTABLE/NOT ACCEPTABLE BASIS. TO BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE, AN OFFEROR?S PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE, AT THE TIME OF INITIAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, A COPY OF THEIR APPROVED SAFETY CONFIRMATION THAT WAS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 700-142 BY THE ARMY TEST AND EVALUATION C! ENTER (ATEC). UNDER PHASE II OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS, THOSE PROPOSALS FOUND ACCEPTABLE UNDER PHASE I, WILL BE EVALUATED USING A TRADE-OFF PROCESS CONSIDERING AREAS OF DELIVERY, PRICE AND PAST PERFORMANCE. THE BASE QUANTITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 8,055 FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM KITS FOR THE M1114 UAHS WITH A 50% OPTION TO PURCHASE AN ADDITIONAL 4,027 KITS WITHIN 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR OF CONTRACT AWARD. OTHER ASSOCIATED SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL MANUALS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT. AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR A QUANTITY OF 300 SETS OF DIAGNOSTIC TEST EQUIPMENT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED.

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