US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESS TO FABRICATE EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATER WARHEAD LINERS SOL DAAE30-98-R-0510 DUE 121697 POC Ennette M. Boyiatgis, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2910 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Ennette M. Boyiatgis, eboyiat@pica.army.mil. The US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) is planning award of a sole source contract for the development/improvement of a process to fabricate explosively formed penetrator (EFP) warhead liners. ARDEC intends to award to Textron Systems Corporation, Wilmington, MA. The basis for the sole source is that Textron is the only known firm to use hot isostaticly press (HIP) technology with powered tantalum, machine it in accordance with their design software, which will result in an explosively formed long rod penetrater. The ultimate intent of this effort is to effectively transfer this process to non DOD producers to provide uniform warheads in greater volume when required. Responses shall be addressed to the above contract specialist at US Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC-E, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 to be received 15 calendar days from the date of this synopsis. See numbered Note 22. This solicitation will be available for downloading from the World Wide Web ElectronicCommerce Home Page available at the following address: htt://procnet.pica.army.mil. (0335)

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