THE ROCK ISLAND CONTRACTING COMMAND IS SEEKING INDUSTRY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON A DRAFT SOLICITATION WHICH WILL BE POSTED ON 15 JANUARY 2009 LOCATED ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.afsc.army.mil/ac/aais/ioc/solinfo/sow/sow.aspx FOR THE FMU-143 FUZE. PLEASE NOTE FINAL VERSION OF DRAFT WILL NOT BE POSTED UNTIL 15 JANUARY 2009. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INPUT NO LATER THAN 25 FEBRUARY 2009. A QUESTION SUBMITTAL FORM IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE OF THE CONTRACTOR AT THE QUESTION/COMMENT FORM LINK ON THE WEBSITE. QUESTIONS MAY BE SUBITTED IN WRITING TO MR. BRYAN LUCHSINGER AT BRYAN.G.LUCHSINGER@US.ARMY.MIL. TECHNICAL DATA CAN BE OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING YOUR REQUEST IN WRITING TO MR. BRYAN LUCHSINGER AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE. THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE IS DISTRIBUTION D WHICH MEANS THE TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE IS CLASSIFIED AS DISTRIBUTION D, WHICH MEANS IT CANNOT BE DISTRIBUTED VIA THE INTERNET. DISTRIBUTION OF THE TDP IS ONLY AUTHORIZED TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR ENTERPRISES ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN EXPORT CONTROLLED TECHNICAL DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING 10 USC 140c. A MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, DD 2345, CERTIFIED BY DEFENSE LOGISITICS SERVICES CENTER, BATTLE CREEK, MI IS REQUIRED. TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGE CANNOT BE FORWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR WHO HAS NOT BEEN CERTIFIED. A COPY OF THE EXECUTED DD FORM 2345 IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST, MR. BRYAN LUCHSINGER AT BRYAN.G.LUCHSINGER@US.ARMY.MIL, WITH ANY REQUEST FOR THE TDP. THE FORM AND ALL APPLICABLE INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: www.disc.dla.mil/ccal. THE TDP WILL BE SENT VIA U.S. MAIL UNLESS THE REQUESTOR PROVIDES A FEDERAL EXPRESS ACCOUNT NUMBER AND AUTHORIZATION TO SEND THE TDP THAT METHOD. PLEASE PROVIDE A COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS WITH YOUR REQUEST AND INCLUDE NAME/PHONE NUMBER OF THE PERSON WHO IS TO RECEIVE THE TDP. WE SOLICIT YOUR COMMENTS AND IDEAS TO HELP MAKE THIS A MORE EFFECTIVE PROCESS AND PRODUCE BETTER DOCUMENTS. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EVALUATE AND CHALLENGE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE DRAFT SOLICITATION. PLEASE REFERENCE THE INTRODUCTORY LETTER LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE ABOVE FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS. OFFERS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME AS THE ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION HAS NOT BEEN FINZLIED AND IS NOT RELEASED HERE. THIS POSTING SHOULD IN NO WAY BE INTERPRETED AS THE OFFICIAL RELEASE OF THE SOLICITATION. AWARD WILL NOT BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS DRAFT SOLICITATION. WHEN AND IF A FINAL, OFFICIAL SOLICITATION IS ISSUED A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE IN FEDBIZOPPS.