83--This is a five year IDIQ contract with a total estimated dollar value of $11,000.00.

This is a presolicitation notice only. Drawings and other technical data will not be available until a formal solicitation is issued. DESC: 8340-01-523-3925, Part Number (P/N) 5-4-7031-1, DESC: 8340-01-490-9665, P/N: 5-4-7031-2, and DESC: 8340-01-490-9661, P/N: 5-4-7031-3. The items to procure are TENT PIN BAG ASSEMBLIES. DIMENSIONS ARE 11.00 X 6.00 X 27.00 INCHES FOR 5-4-7031-1, 6.00 X 6.00 X 35.00 INCHES for 5-4-7031-2, AND 6.00 X 6.00 X 23.00 INCHES FOR P/N 5-4-7031-3. STITCHING SHALL BE 5-7 STICHES PER INCH AND SHALL BE TYPE 301 OF FED-STD-751. START AND END STITCHING SHALL BE BACKSTITCHED AT LEAST 1/2 INCH EXCEPT WHERE CAUGHT IN OTHER STITCHING OR TURNED UNDER A HEM. FOB is Destination. The Tent Pin Containers are used in the Chemical Biological Protective Shelter. Solicitation will be a 5 year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a Guaranteed Minimal Quantity of 25 each for P/N 5-4-7031-1, 5-4-7031-2, and 5-4-7031-3. The maximum contract quantity is a combination of all three parts totaling no more than 600 each. Solicitation will be issued as a 100% HUBzone set-aside. Estimated issue date is December 1, 2008. 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. This solicitation incorporates a Technical Data Package (TDP) that cannot be provided via the internet. Vendors who need this TDP in order to prepare a bid or proposal are instructed to request same by submission of an email request to: contact@example.gov. Any said requests should contain the following information; CAGE Code (if available), Company Name, Point of Contact (optional), Street Address, City, State, Zip Code, Telephone Number. A TDP will be provided by normal mail after the solicitation has been released to the internet.