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A -- COMPACT AUTOLOADER FOR M1A2 ABRAMS TANK SOL DAAE30-97-R-0035 DUE 112796 POC Michael O'Toole, Contract Specialist, (201) 724-4220, email=motoole, Frederick Larsen, Contracting Officer, (201) 724-3992, email=flarsen. The U.S Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) requires maturation and demonstration of the Compact Autoloader for the M1A2 ABRAMS Tank. Solicitation will be issued to Western Design Corp., Irvine, CA 92714-5014. Reference Note 22. This solicitation will be available for downloading from the World Wide Web Electric Commerce Home Page available at the following address: ''http://procnet.pica.army.mil.'' (0319)

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