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A -- OPTICS MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SOL DAAE30-97-R-0701 DUE 043097 POC John Montesano, Contract Specialist, (201) 724-5106 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: John Montesano, jmontes@pica.army.mil. The US Army Armament, Research and Engineering Center requires the future attainment of fully automated fabrication of spherical glass lenses. This will be accomplished by improving the final quality attained by Deterministic Microgrinding (DMG) and advanced development of the Magnetorheological Finishing (MRF) process. Intermediary techniques bidging DMG and MRF will be developed. Subject to J & A approval pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, the solicitation will be issued to the Center For Optics Manufacturing, University of Rochester on or about Apr. 30 1997. See Note 22.***** (0099)

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