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A -- R&D FOR LOW COST COMPETENT MUNITIONS SOL DAAE30-95-R-0065 DUE 060295 POC POC is Lawrence F. Franz email=lfranz (201)724-4894, contract specia Contracting Officer is Michael W. O'Connell, (201)724-6630. The Army has a need to upgrade its conventional (dumb) 155mm projectile inventory (ie. M483, M864, M107, etc.) with effective direct fire, competent, 155mm projectiles that utilize a projectile fuze well inserted modular device. This low cost modular projectile fuze well modification should be capable of successful operation in virtually all types of battlefield environments -- weather, dust smoke, etc. The control and fuzing system (s) must be effective when confronted by the most operationally likely enemy countermeasures, and be capable of delivering the projectile cargo to target areas with enhanced delivery accuracy resulting in a minimum effectiveness of six (6) times, or greater than, that of the M864, DPICM, projectile. Solicitations will be issued O\A 02 May 95, with a closing date O\A 02 June 95. No telephone requests for a solicitation package will be accepted. Interested parties should submit a request for solicitation in writing to Lawrence F. Franz. (0103)

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