U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, MO

58 -- DIGITAL SOURCE COLLECTOR (DSC) POC Steven Keiser, Contract Specialist, voice (314) 263-0727, fax (314) 263-2097, e-mail keisers@stl.army.mil. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOURCES SOUGHT: The Project Manager, Aircrew Integrated Systems (PM ACIS) is currently investigating potential future alternative products for a Digital Source Collector (DSC) capable of collecting and recording voice, maintenance and flight data. It is envisioned the DSC will be installed in the U.S. Army Force Modernization Aircraft (OH-58D, UH-60A/L, CH-47D, RAH-66, and possibly the AH-64A/D) with the capability to simultaneously acquire, store, and process electronic data. The Contracting Officer seeks potential suppliers having the technologies and capabilities associated with crash survivable memory; deployable flotation; acquisition, processing and storage; voice management; position location; data transfer; mission anlaysis; human performance analysis; crew and maintenance training; engine health and usage monitoring; drive train monitoring; rotor track and balance; and structural usage monitoring. The names and addresses of those responding will be incorporated into a mailing list which will be used to foward draft performance specifications/Request for Proposal. Information should be sent to U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command; ATTN: AMSAT-A-PMCA, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63120-1798. Please send your response to the attention of either Major Thomas E. Mercer, Contracting Officer or Steven D. Keiser, Contract Specialist. All information and inquiries must be submitted in writing; no telephone calls will be accepted. Please submit your notification no later than May 15, 1997, (0101)

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