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A -- ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR RAILGUN SOL DAAE30-95-R-0068 DUE 071295 POC Lawrence F. Franz,email=lfranz, Contract Specialist, (201) 724-4894; Michael W. O'Connell, Jr. Contracting Officer, (201)724-6630. ''ADVANCED MATERIAL FOR RAILGUNS'': The U.S. Army intends to solicit and negotiate with the Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics,Siberian Division,Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia (Former Soviet Union). This action is based on the sole source approval under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The proposed action is for research and development effort in support of the Material Railgun. This contractual action is for purchase of hardware items representative of cladding and compaction technologies. The items will be evaluated on the potential of the underlying technologies and techniques to solve or ameliorate critical technical problems in electromagnetic railgun development. Development of railgun barrel surfaces is critical to acceptable wear rates for military application. A technical data package does not exist for this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0152)

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