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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO PERFORM A FIXED AIMED WARHEAD STUDY SOL N00178-98-Q-1083 DUE 063098 POC Janice S. Williams, Contract Specialist, Code SD118, (540)653-7478, or Paul Learn, Contracting Officer WEB: NSWCDD Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division Web, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist for Sources Sought N00178-98-Q-1083, jswilli@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division is seeking to identify sources capable of performing a Fixed Aimed Warhead Study. This three-month study is to determine anti-air subsystem requirements for use of a fixed aimed warhead. The warhead is fixed in the missile and projects fragments in one direction normal to the missile's longitudinal axis. The missile must roll so that its position at the end game will allow projection of the fragments at the target. The following question must be addressed: What are the implications to the airframe, guidance, fuzing, and other missile components, which allow use of such a warhead? This study will examine three missile size classes corresponding to SIDEWINDER, SPARROW, and STANDARD Missiles. All missiles are assumed to be tail controlled. Two types of targets will be specified for each missile class. The terminal engagement conditions for each of the targets will be specified. A critical parameter is expected to be how far in advance before warhead initiation can the sensors predict the relative position of the interceptor and target at warhead burst? If miss distance is an important parameter in predicting this relative position, then the miss distance will be varied parametrically. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT AND A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Interested concerns are requested to submit capability statements (two copies) identifying the ability to provide the specified Fixed Aimed Warhead Study by 30 June 1998 referencing Sources Sought Announcement N00178-98-Q-1083. All responses shall be forwarded to Contracting Officer, Attn: Janice S. Williams/Code SD118/BLDG 183, NAVSURFWARCEN Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, Virginia 22448-5100. Questions may be submitted via Internet using the address jswilli@nswc.navy.mil or by calling Ms. Williams at (540) 653-7478. (0162)

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