SOURCES SOUGHT
16 -- AH-64 Underwater Emergency Egress System
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-06-X-0749
- Response Due
- 9/18/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2006
- Description
- The U.S. Army TACOM-Picatinny, Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce in support of the U.S. Army Research Development Engineering Command ??? Armament Research Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC) is conducting a Market Survey to identify potential sources that are capable of manufacturing a safe underwater emergency egress system (UEES) for AH-64 apache attack helicopter. The UEES shall be designed with a proven or matured technology and will be used as a direct replacement for the existing mild detonation cord (MDC) based Transparency Removal Assembly (TRA). The UEES shall function when the AH-64 is under full or partial water after initiation, without generating a pressure wave or fragmented pieces of cockpit transparencies that would be fatal to the crew. The UEES shall also be used for the above ground emergency egress. Respondents should have existing production facility and support resources to design and manufacture the UEES that can meet the requirements specified above. Respondents shall provide the U.S. Army a description of the UEES system with its sub-component/initiation assemblies and a brief summary of the company???s capabilities including description of facilities (manufacturing, assembly, energetic operation, etc.) and support resources, technical staff, past design and production experience related to the requested product, etc. A follow-up questionnaire may be provided to survey respondents and on-site visits may be performed as a result of survey. Also, respondents shall provide the company???s name, address, point-of-contact with telephone number and e-mail address, size of business (small/large) and location of manufacturing facility. The information must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication to: U.S. Army ARDEC AMSRD-AAR-AEE-W, ATTN: Mr. Gary Chen Armaments Engineering & Technology Center, Bldg. 21 Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 E-mail: gchen@pica.army.mil If there are any questions, please contact Mr. Gary Chen @ (973) 724-5701 This market survey is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. The information you provide will only be used by the U.S. Army in developing its acquisition approach for UEES.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-06-X-0749)
- Record
- SN01119639-W 20060820/060818221508 (fbodaily.com)
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