59 -- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS

Notice Date

July 18, 2001

Contracting Office

United Defense, LP, Armament Systems Divison, 4800 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55421-1498

ZIP Code

55421-1498

Solicitation Number

N/A

Response Due

August 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Point of Contact: Lynn Arholm, M245, (763-572-6846), INTERNET lynn_arholm@udlp.com

E-Mail Address

United Defense, LP (lynn_ arholm@udlp.com)

Description

United Defense L.P., as the prime contractor, is in the process of developing the US Army's next generation of field artillery and re-supply heavy tracked vehicles, Crusader. The Crusader system consists of the self-propelled howitzer (SPH), the re-supply vehicle (RSV), and the re-supply module (RSM), each incorporating multiple VME64X Backplanes usage instances. Three, Ten, and Thirteen slot backplanes are needed. The backplane must provide a common interconnect per VITA 1.1-1997 specification for all VME64X printed wiring assemblies, and must provide an interface for power to those assemblies. Furthermore, the VME64X Backplane must comply with the following key environmental requirements: -The backplane shall be capable of operating while in contact with a dielectric fluid (Fluorinert ) ranging in temperature from -40C to +65C, and after exposure to storage ambient air temperatures between -51C and +71C -The backplane shall be capable of performing as specified both during and after exposure to random vibration as specified by Method 514.5 of MIL-STD-810F Category 24 (Minimum Integrity Test) -The backplane shall be capable of performing as specified both during and after a 20 g 11 msec sine pulse applied in each of the three orthogonal axes, IAW MIL-STD-810F, Method 516.5, Figure 516.5-10 A COTS "off the shelf" Backplane solution is highly desirable. Interested parties that wish to be placed on the bidder's list should submit information, brochures, or literature relative to VME64X Backplane designs and capabilities to: Lynn Arholm by mail: 4800 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55421 by fax: 763-572-3332 by email: lynn_arholm@udlp.com All request must be recived with30 days in order to be placed on the bidder's list.

Web Link

United Defense, LP (http://www.udlp.com/crusader)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010720/59SOL012.HTM (D-199 SN50S1V6)