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

13 -- RIFLE LAUNCHED ENTRY MUNITION SOL n/a DUE 091198 POC Bonnie Holland, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2005 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/082719980/082719980.htm. E-MAIL: Bonnie G. Holland, bholland@pica.army.mil. This is a Market Survey notice. The U.S. Army plans to procure off-the-shelf, non-developmental ammunition for test and evaluation. There is potential for adoption and production for armed services use. The munition shall be fired from and be compatible with standard M16 and M4 series rifles. The munition shall not require any special equipment. The munition shall not cause any injury to the user or personnel in close proximity of the target. The munition shall not require an additional sighting device for use. The munition shall weigh no more than 2 pounds each. The munition shall be capable of being put into operation by the user in 60 seconds or less with minimal training of the user. The munition shall be capable of breaching a metal security door or solid wood door 1.75"thick from 6-40m range with up to +/-70 degrees desired. The munition shall cause no or minimal collateral damage to structures or non- combatants who are not in the direct line of fire or in close proximity. The munition shall usea bullet-trap device compatible with the M855 ammunition; or if not available, the proposal The munition shall include an estimate as to when this feature can be provided. The munition shall be capable of storage and operation in hot, basic and cold climatic design types per Army Regulation 70-38. The munition shall be lead free and contain no hazardous materials according to EPA 17. Interested firms shall submit, at no cost or obligation to the Government, literature/brochures not exceeding twenty(20) pages describing their technical capabilities and systematically address each of the requirements listed above in response to the aforementioned criteris to:Commander TACOM- ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal,NJ 07806-5000, ATTN: Bonnie Holland, AMSTA-AR-PC-D, Bldg 10. This is only a Market Survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a pre-solicitation notice will be published. Respondents should submit their qualification data to the above address no later than COB 11 Sep 98. Telephone requests are not acceptable. Posted 08/27/98 (D-SN242522). (0239)

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