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

A -- 120MM LONG TANK MAIN GUN BARREL FOR M1A2 TANK SOL DAAE30-98-R-0621 DUE 082198 POC Lori Deara, Contract Specialist, (973)724-4048 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/073019982/073019982.htm. E-MAIL: Lori Deara, ldeara@pica.army.mil. Market Survey/ Sources sought to provide a quantity of new 120mm long tank main gun barrel for the M1A2 tank for the purpose of performance evaluation, demonstration and testing. In order to minimize development costs, the US Army seeks a developmentally mature 120mm gun barrel design that already has a man rated safety certification. The US Army intends to evaluate this design from both a performance and integration cost perspective. The gun barrel provided must increase the effective range of US 120mm tank ammunition by 1km at minimum vehicle integration cost to the US Army. It is anticipated that this will require a minimum increase in muzzle velocity of at least 4%. The gun barrel provided must be 6.60M in length. The gun barrel must fit into the existing M256 breech and gun mount with only changes to the mounting hardware and must be capable of safely firing all US 120mm tank main gun ammunition. The new gun barrel must not degrade the lethality performance of the M1A2 tank. Interested sources should submit information supporting their capability to meet the above requirements along with technical and contracting points of contact within fifteen (15) days of this notice to: Commander, U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, Acquisition Center, AMSTA-AR-PC-F, Bldg. 9, ATTN: Lawrence A. Visconti, Jr., Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES OR EMAILS WILL BE ACCEPTED. This is a sources sought notice only. It is for planning purposes only and should not be construed as a Request for Proposal. See Note 25 Posted 07/30/98 (D-SN230824). (0211)

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