49--Truck Wheel Lift, NSN 4910-00-554-5983 - This is an IDIQ contract with an estimated five-year contract value of $3,034,380.00.

THIS IS A PRESOLICITATION NOTICE. THE ESTIMATED ISSUE DATE OF THE SOLICITATION IS 30 JUNE 2006. THIS IS AN ESTIMATED DATE ONLY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. No information, technical or otherwise, will be released until the solicitation is issued. Th e solicitation will result in a firm fixed price five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government has a requirement for a commercial manually operated mechanical or manually operated hydraulic truck wheel lift for removing , replacing and conveying automotive type wheel and tire assemblies. The Truck Wheel Lift, NSN 4910-00-554-5983, shall have a commercial load capacity of not less than 1,500 pounds and a safety proof load of 150% of the rated capacity as specified in ASME PALD-2003. Although the Truck Wheel Lift is clearly a commercial item, Army requirements/use is more rigorous than the use by the typical commercial customer. Therefore, the Government will reserve the right to conduct inspection and performance testing of the contractors 1,500 pound capacity Truck Wheel Lift in accordance with the requirements as specified in the Description for Purchase (to be included in the solicitation). Guaranteed minimum contract quantities will be stated in the solicitation. FOB is Destination. If interested in this requirement, please register to receive notification at the bottom of this web page to receive automatic notification when the solicitati on is released. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.502 and 5.102, therefore hard copies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following a ddress via the internet: https://aais.ria.army.mil/aais/SOLINFO/index.htm. CAUTION: This solicitation will be issued electronically as will any amendments thereto. Because of this, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to mainta in a bidders mailing list. It is therefore incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access the above internet address in order to obtain any amendments which may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior t o the date and time set for receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same. THE RESPONSE DATE IS FOR ARCHIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT THE DATE WHICH OFFERS ARE DUE. Note 12 applies.