United Defense LP, Armament Systems Division, 4800 E. River Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55421-1498

59 -- POSITION, NAVIGATION, ORIENTATION, AND SITE SYSTEMS SOL KLP-PNOSS-1. Contact, K. L. Pahl, M385, 612/572-7662. POC Kevin L. Pahl, (612) 572-7662 - Position, Navigation, Orientation, and Site Sensors and Systems Development. UDLP, ASD the prime contractor to the US Army on the Crusader Howitzer program (Prime Contract DAAE30-95-C0009) wishes to identify organizations that possess the capabilities to develop position, navigation, orientation, and terrain profiling hardware for the Crusader Howitzer. Vehicle position, navigation, terrain profiling, and armament orientation hardware will be integrated into larger Command-Control-Communications and Armament Control Elements of the Crusader Howitzer. Crusader requires equipments capable of providing vehicles with global self locating and orienting capabilities, including location, orientation, and terrain profiles for aiming vehicle armaments. In addition, equipments to determine and provide vehicle location and orientation using a fully capable vehicle to assist another vehicle that has lost its primary self locating and orienting capability, including location and orientation of the degraded vehicle's armament, with vehicles separated by up to 1 km. UDLP, ASD will issue a request for information to selected organizations in mid December allowing those organizations to address the specific Position, Navigation, and Orientation needs and requirements of Crusader in greater detail. Potential qualified subcontractors/suppliers are requested to submit capability statements pertaining to the needs identified above. The capability statement (in subcontractor format) should address the organization's unique technical capabilities, background or relevant past experience, facilities capabilities, and personnel expertise associated with similar hardware or systems, especially that related to cannon/artillery. Submission must be received by UDLP, ASD no later than 14 days after the publication date of this notice and should be submitted via US Mail (or express mail) to United Defense LP, Armament Systems Division, 4800 E. River Rd., Minneapolis, MN 55421-1498, Attention: KL Pahl, M385. Information may be submitted via facsimile (612/572-4954). Previous capabilities statements provided to UDLP, ASD will also be used to identify qualified organizations. Subcontractors whose capability statements are judged to be relevant to Crusader Vehicle objectives will be provided an opportunity to compete for resulting subcontracts. United Defense LP, ASD reserves the right to make Small or Small Disadvantaged Business set-asides as appropriate. The cost of preparing capability statements or requested information will not be entertained as allowable direct charges to any resulting subcontract. See Note 25. All information provided shall be reproducible without restrictions by UDLP, ASD. (333)

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