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

A -- FUTURE DIRECT SUPPORT WEAPON SYSTEM SOL DAAE30-99-R-0111 DUE 060199 POC Dianna McGinley, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-4423 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/050619990/050619990.htm. E-MAIL: Dianna McGinley, dmcgin@pica.army.mil. This serves as an R&D Sources Sought Notice/Market Survey. There is no solicitation and no further documentation is available. No contract will be awarded as a result of this market survey, which is for informational, purposes only. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC is seeking industry to collaborate with an existing Government team to: a. Work with an existing team to identify technologies that can contribute to the development of light, more stable, more effective towed howitzer systems. b. Work with the team to develop components representative of the most promising technologies for testing on test beds. c. Help develop concepts for the Future Direct Support Weapon System (FDSWS). This weapon system will be the new, lightweight replacement for the existing 105mm Light Artillery Force s Towed Howitzer. d. Help perform the systems requirements tradeoff analysis to contribute to the development of the system requirements. e. Help move the program through the Concepts Development (CD) phase of the program and help prepare the Milestone I decision documentation. Optional phase for Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) may be included. The program will be incrementally funded with the transaction entered as early as possible in the fiscal year 2000 time frame, based on best value criteria. Possible evaluation factors include: proposed Statement of Work (SOW), proposed metrics, schedules, technology concepts, total dollar and contractor cost sharing (which may include IR&D investment), experience in light artillery design, and the ability to partner with other industries and subcontractors. It is anticipated that Other Transactions IAW 10 U.S.C. 2371 or 10 U.S.C. 2371 Section 845 will be used. A draft of the program background information with draft statement of work will be available prior to Industry day at http://procnet.pica.army.mil. All interested parties are invited to submit letters of interest and any supporting materials to the following address: U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-PC-A (Paul Milenkowic) Building 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000. Responses are requested by 1 June 1999. Responses should include contractor capabilities, comments on the proposed strategy and any other relevant information. Electronic responses are preferred to: pmilen@pica.army.mil. An industry day will be held on 27 May 1999 at 9:00 a.m. in the main conference room, Building 61, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. Arrangements for attendance at Industry Day at TACOM-ARDEC must be arranged with Paul Milenkowic, Contracting Officer at tel. 973-724-5391 or Dianna McGinley, Contract Specialist at tel. 973-724-4423 by 21 May 1999. Posted 05/06/99 (D-SN328401). (0126)

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