59--Cable, Cord, Wire Assemblies: Comm Equip

DESC: NSN 5995-01-458-4369, Part Number 12976133. Proposed contract is 100% small business set-aside. The item to procure is a Printed Wiring Board Assembly, Flexible (Army Part Number 12976133) is used on the M2A3 and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle System (BFVS) turret. This is a printed wiring board approximately 12 x 3.5 x 0.065 that is a component of Circuit Card Assembly (Army Part Number 12976129) and is attached by a M55302/192LD122F connector. The bottom of the board angles upward about 45 degrees diagonally to a MIL-STD-1669 Circular Electrical connector, followed by two MIL-STD-1560 Electrical Circular Connectors. The board is composed of several layers; single sided clad dielectric metals conforming to IPC-FC-241/1-E1E1MCF-W71S/03, double sided clad dielectric metals conforming to IPC-FC-241/1-E1E1MCF-W72S/2S3, insulation material per specification IPC-FC-231/1-E1E13, adhesive per IPC-FC-233/1-000M13 and a stiffener board glass fiber material per specification MIL-P-13949/4. Please see note 12 and figure one on drawing 12976133 for construction of the board layers. The flexible cable shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-2118 and MIL-P-50884, Type 3, Class A. Requirements are QTY 56, Cable Assembly, Prin. The proposed contract will include a 100 percent option. FOB is Destination. For use on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System (BFVS). Estimated issue date is 27 MAY 2008. Proposals will be evaluated utilizing a best value approach. Award of a contract will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best overall value to the Government based on price and performance risk. Performance risk will be evaluated using the Performance Information Retrieval Systems Statistical Reporting. This solicitation will be issued electronically in accordance with FAR 4.502 and 5.102, therefore, hardcopies will not be provided. Vendors wishing an electronic copy may download it on or after the issue date by accessing the following address 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 maintain 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 to the date and time set for bid opening/receipt of proposals may render your bid or proposal nonresponsive and result in the rejection of same.