U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

28 -- HOSELINE OUTFIT DUE 052199 POC Rebecca Li (810) 574-4152 WEB: Click here to view this announcement along with the, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the POC, lireb@cc.tacom.army.mil. The Petroleum & Water Business Area of the US Army TACOM-TARDEC in Warren, MI is requesting expressions of interest from industries and organizations that are able to develop or produce Hoseline Outfit. The hoseline outfit is a cross-country 4 inch hoseline bulk fuel distribution system. The components of the hoseline outfit shall have the capability of traversing all type of terrain, be deployed over obstacles over 200 feet in length, control the flow of fuel, and evacuate the system after use. The system shall include a mechanical means of deploying and recovering the hose with a minimum of operator input. A standard 350 gallon per minute (gpm) diesel engine driven pumping assembly is used to move fuel through the system. The hoseline outfit shall consist of all components required to deploy, operate, and recover a 4-inch cross-country petroleum hoseline. This shall include but not be limited to 13,000 ft of 4-inch hose, a pump assembly (government furnished equipment), mechanical deployment /recovery system, flow control devices, gap and road crossing devices, and environmental protection and recovery kit. Detail descriptions on each component can be found in the purchase description provided at: http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. Interested parties are invited to respond to this Sources Sought Announcement by filling out a questionnaire posted at: http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/ssn/sources.htm. Hoseline Outfit Market Suvey". Please answer the questionnaire as thoroughly as possible. This will give us a better idea of your products and innovative ideas. In addition, provide any general drawings, diagrams, or brochures that would assist in describing your products or ideas. Materials shall be mailed to US Army TACOM, AMSTA-TR-D/210 (Rebecca Li), Warren, MI 48397-5000. Please contact Rebecca Li for assistance in getting a questionnaire or the purchase description if it is not possible to read this document, or if you have any questions. This is an important opportunity for you to influence the solicitation provisions and contract clauses, our budget requests, and the full range of other elements supporting the acquisition strategy for this program. Ultimately we may award a contract for approximately 164 units. The U.S. Army will retain all information and documentation provided. The effort you expend and information you submit in response to this request shall be provided at no cost to the Government. Any information submitted under this effort will become property of the U.S. Government. Posted 04/24/99 (W-SN324026). (0114)

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