--NON-COMMERCIAL GRADE POLYETHYLENE FIBER

United States Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick, MA on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps has a requirement for non-commercial grade polyethylene fiber for research and development. The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order to DSM Dyneema, a large business located in Mauritslaan 49, Urmond P.O. Box 1163, 6160 BD Geleen, The Netherlands. All materials used in this effort will be manufactured domestically and any work will performed in the U.S. at the DSM Dyneema facili ty located in Stanley, North Carolina 28164. This effort is to provide the Government with polyethylene fiber for research and development purposes. The Government has a requirement to test and evaluate a non-commercial grade of polyethylene produced only by DSM Dyneema using proprietary methods. As such, DSM Dyneema is the only available source to satisfy the requirement. The North American Industry Classification System Identifier for this procurement is 335991; the Small Business Size Standard is 750 e mployees. Questions concerning this synopsis can be directed to Kevin Parker, Contract Specialist, at [email protected] .