Marine Forces Reserve Regional Contracting Office, 4400 Dauphine Street, Room 306, New Orleans, LA 70146-5400

69 -- IN-BORE .50 SUB-CALIBER TRAINING DEVICE FOR TANKS SOL M68479-96-R-0006 DUE 092596 Point of Contact is deborah A. Drury, Contracting Officer, 504/678-0349. The Marine Corps requires 16 in-bore sub caliber .50 training devices for tanks (Model AIMTEST/WALTENTINE M256); 3 spare parts kits (commercial pack); and 16 ammunition containers. safety certification is required. All functions performed during normal operational use of the tank must be performed with training device to include firing while moving without restrictions. This requirement is for supplies for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (b)(1). The intended sources is American Apex Corporation. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes; however, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by faxing quotes and descriptive literature to 504/678-5283. All quotes received before the closing date will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See numbered Note 1. (254)

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