a. The US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) anticipates awarding one (1) Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) two-year contract for the M915 FOV identified by the 16 June 05 ONS. The acquisition will be awarded under full and open competition. b. The contracting method for this acquisition will be a Formal Source Selection. Evaluation will be broken into two phases, with Phase I being a Technical/Experience Go/No-Go evaluation for this critical safety item and Phase II will be a Best Value Trade Off selection process with factors that may include Delivery, Price, and Past Performance, with the order of importance yet to be determined. c. The guaranteed minimum quantity is 1,310 M915 AFES kits plus a quantity of 4 each AFES FAT units. The two year maximum quantity is approximately 4,000 AFES kits. The offerors would be responsible for submitting a proposal for 1,310 M915 AFES kits and t he 4 each FAT AFES kits. A requirement for 35 each test/diagnostic equipment will also be included in the solicitation. d. In order for the offerors to determine the correct solution and accurately propose production prices, the interior dimensional data and interior loading (space claim) information will be provided in the solicitation for each vehicle model configuration. An industry day will be held to allow the potential offerors to see and measure each vehicle model to aid them in determining their production configuration and pricing. Please see the AFES webpage http://contracting.tacom.army.mil/comveh/fireextinguish er/fireextinguisher.htm for the complete acquisition strategy and any other information regarding this proposed procurement.

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