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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 14, 2005 FBO #1235
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- Request For Information - Cargo Parachute Releases

Notice Date

4/12/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

RDECOM, Natick (Soldier Support Branch), ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-NM, Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011
 

ZIP Code

01760-5011
 

Solicitation Number

DAAD15-CARGOPARARELEASES
 

Response Due

4/29/2005
 

Archive Date

6/28/2005
 

Point of Contact

Allison Griffin, 508-233-4495
 

E-Mail Address

RDECOM, Natick (Soldier Support Branch)
(allison.griffin@natick.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The US Army Research Development Engineering Command, Natick Soldier Center (RDECOM-NSC) in Natick, MA, is conducting a Request For Information (RFI) for White Papers on methods to develop Cargo Parachute Releases to replace or modify the M-1 and M-2 Cargo Parachute Releases so as to provide a more reliable, lower maintenance, lower weight, and lower cost release. The releases must be capable of automatically releasing the parachutes from the cargo upon ground impact regardless of ground wind conditi ons and payload orientation. The new Cargo Parachute Releases, used with either a single or clustered parachute configuration, shall have the following performance characteristics: capable of delivering combat loads having suspended weights between 500 po unds through 22,000 pounds (objective) (15,500 pounds (threshold) for M-1 replacement; and 15,000 pounds through 60,000 pounds (objective) (42,000 pounds (threshold)) for M-2 replacement; capable of withstanding the forces typically associated with operati ons from military cargo aircraft traveling between 130-150 knots indicated air speed (KIAS); provide a successful airdrop completion rate of 92 percent without a system abort. All interested firms, regardless of size are encouraged to submit a White Paper to NSC in accordance with NSC Broad Agency Announcement 05-07 which can be found at https://www3.natick.army.mil/ssbaa.htm. Proprietary information will not be disclosed outs ide the U.S. Government. Nothing shall be construed herein or through the RFI process to commit or obligate the Government to further action as a result of this RFI. Firms responding to this RFI shall bear all risk and expense of any resources used to pr ovide the requested information, and all information submitted in response to this request shall become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Responses shall be submitted by April 29, 2005 and may be sent via email to b rian.bagdonovich@natick.army.mil or by regular mail to US Army RDECOM, Natick Soldier Center, AMSRD-NSC-AD-AT (ATTN: Brian Bagdonovich), Kansas Street, Natick, MA, 01760, Telephone (508) 233-5423, Fax (508) 233-5000. An alternative point of contact (POC) i s José Miletti, jose.miletti@natick.army.mil, (508) 233-4282. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (12-APR-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD15/DAAD15-CARGOPARARELEASES/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: RDECOM, Natick (Soldier Support Branch) ATTN: AMSRD-ACC-NM, Building 1, Kansas Street Natick MA

Zip Code: 01760-5011

Country: US
 

Record

SN00786789-F 20050414/050412212428 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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