--Spunbound research scale nonwoven machine

Under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Army Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Army-Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA intends to negotiate and award a contract on a sole source basis with Hills, Inc. 7785 Ellis Road, West Melbourne, Florida 32904, to provide a spunbound research scale nonwoven machine which will be capable of producing a 4-6 inch wide nonwoven material. Hills has developed unique knowledge in machine design and polymer characteristics required for this type of fiber spinning. Since Hills has designed and developed NSRDECs existing tri-component extruder, the NRX-11, they are the only ones that have the ability to design and develop the spunbond machine, a component part meantto work in union with the tri-component machine, which is a Hills, Inc. product. No other nonwoven spunbound maching will work with the Tricomponent Extruder. Nothing herein should be misconstrued as a request for proposal. No solicitation document is available. Any Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Mr. Huy Le or by email to: [email protected]. This synopsis expires April 19th, 2008 12:00pm.