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13 -- EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATOR WARHEAD SOL DAAE30-98-R-0540 DUE 063098 POC Frederick M. Larsen, Contracting Officer, 973-724-3992 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Dorothy K. Simpson, DSimpson@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Armament, Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC) contemplates award of a time and material sole source contract to Textron Systems to perform technical engineering services in support of research and production to develop and advance the current technologies of the Explosively Formed Penetrator Warhead and Shaped Charge Warhead. This would entail the development of novel and innovative warhead designs as well as pushing the current design limits to increase on-target lethality. Pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation paragraph 6.302-1(a)(2), Textron Systems is the only firm with the unique capabilities required for this effort. SIC 8711. See numbered Note 22. (0166)

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