U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, ATTN: SMDC-CM-CT, PO Box 1500 Huntsville, AL 35807-3801, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- LETHALITY TESTING AND CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT, SOURCES SOUGHT POC Mona Neal, Contract Specialist, (205) 955-1187, W. L. Schick, Contracting Officer, (205) 955-1187 This lethality effort will identify kill modes, determine lethal damage requirements (LDRs), and develop/validate lethality criteria for threat configurations designated as targets for National Missile Defense (NMD) and Theater Missile Defense (TMD). This will be done through testing and analysis for current Kinetic Energy Weapons (KEW) systems and concepts but also may require the development of LDRs associated with targets for directed energy weapons or small yield nuclear weapons. Tests shall be performed by designing, fabricating, instrumenting and testing test models of threat payload targets and/or models of interceptors and kill enhancement devices such as rods and fragments. First principle computational analysis consisting of hydrocodes, and/or structural codes are required to develop pre-test predictions, interpret test data and design threat payload and interceptor test models. These analytical techniques will also be utilized to extend the empirical database beyond current test capabilitiesand conduct parametric analyses. Fast-running computer algorithms, which accurately model the critical parameters of the empirical database, are required in this effort for development of the lethality criteria, evaluations of interceptor lethality, and other parametric analyses. Interested firms should submit written qualifications to SMDC-CM-CT/Mona P. Neal, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801 within fifteen days of the publication date of this notice. Firms responding are requested to identify whether they are small business, small disadvantaged business, educational institution, other nonprofit organization or large business. The SIC code is 8731 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is not open to Allied Participation at the prime level. The highest anticipated security classification is SECRET/NOFORN/CNWDI. This synopsis is advance notice for information and planning purposes only and is not a formal solicitation for proposals. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. See Note 25. (0099)

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