A -- MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL(MEMS), INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT(IMU)

Notice Date

March 19, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

07806-5000

Solicitation Number

DAAE30-01-BAA-0101

Response Due

April 30, 2001

Point of Contact

Frank Kosker, Contract Specialist, 973-724-5663

E-Mail Address

Frank Kosker (fkosker@pica.army.mil)

Description

The US ARMY, TACOM ARDEC, Fire Support Armaments Center, in cooperation with AMCOMs Missle Guidance and Engineering Directorates, the Office of Naval Research, Naval Surface Fire Support, and the Naval Surface Weapon Center is soliciting proposals for a multi-phase development of a common, low-cost, high G survivable, high accuracy, MEMS IMU and Common Guidance for DoD gun launched guided munition and missile applications. This same requirement was issued previously in the commerce business daily as a draft on or around February 23, 2001. The purpose of this announcement is to inform the public that the final version of the solicitaiton will be available for down-loading from the US ARMY ARDEC procnet website.(reference site address below) As stated in the previous announcement, the Government considers the affordability of the IMU as its highest priority in enabling all current and future guided munitions. The developed low cost MEMS IMU product shall also be applicable to land navigation and commercial systems. The Government's intent is to incorporate the knowledge gained from this BAA process into current and future munition and missile development and manufacturing improvement efforts and other guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) developments, and to validate multiple offeror MEMS IMU designs and manufacturing efforts, culminating with live fire verification performance test of pre-production IMUs in the Army's 155-mm Soft Recovery Vehicles (SRVs) and tactical missiles. The Government will provide the proving grounds for verification tests. The Government is seeking industry partners to equally share in the development cost and risk with the Government. TACOM ARDEC plans to execute a Prototype Section 845 Other Transaction (OT) with firm fixed price payable milestones for Phases 1-3 and Option 1. The solicitation for this requirement will be available for down- loading at the following TACOM ARDEC web site: http://procnet.pica.army.mil during the week of March 18th, 2001. Proposals are due April 30th, 2001, 3:00PM. The Government anticipates multiple awards for Phases 1, 2, and 3, including the option. For complete information regarding this requirement, down-load solicitation no. DAAE30-01-BAA-0101 off of the TACOM ARDEC web site given above.

Web Link

US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network (http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/01B0101/01B0101.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010321/ASOL001.HTM (D-078 SN50G697)