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Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, and utilizing FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures the U.S. Army RDECOM - Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Army  Soldi er System Center, Natick, MA intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis with The Conair Group Inc, 1 Conair Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15202-1706. The purspose of this procurment is to purchase mobile dryer and conveying systems (MDC W) for the High Performance Fiber Center of Excellence tricomponent fiber processing extrusion equipment to be used on an on demand basis during fiber trials. Questions concerning this acquisition may be addressed to the above address, Attention: Ms. Judy A. Collier (AMSRD-ACC-NS) or by E-mail at [email protected]. This announcement expires at 12:00 p.m. local time on Thrusday, October 26, 2007.