U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, AMSAT-I-WME, St. Louis, Mo 63120-1798

54 -- UPDATE MARKET SURVEY FOR HEAVY DRY SUPPORT BRIDGE (HDSB) SOL NONE POC Michael Ruffus, Weapon Sustems Manager, ATTN: AMSAT-I-WME, PHONE 314- 263-3266, FAX 314-263-2203, Electronic mail IS wsmengr@st-louis- emh4.army.mil. The Weapon Systems Manager (WSM) for Equipment Engineering at the U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) is seeking to update previous market survey information on potential HDSB candidates for acquisition by the U.S. Army. The HDSB candidate has the following characteristics: deployable from a U.S. Army HEMTT or PLS truck; Military Class Load (MLC) 96-100 wheeled and 70-80 tracked over a 40 meter span without intermediate, pier, or other supports; emplaced by a crew of 14 soldiers in 30-90 minutes in daylight conditions; emplaced by a crew of soldiers in adverse conditions in 40-120 minutes; night assembly must not exceed 45-145 minutes; maximum of 7 transporters required for one bridge set; width of 4.0-4.5 meters; capable of emplacement on 10% slopes out to 30 meters; contain vehicle traffic counters that can distinguish between MLC 96 wheeled and MLC 70 tracked traffic. Responses, including and test data to prove potential systems meet above characteristics should be sent to Michael Ruffus at the address shown above. (0199)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0496 19950719\54-0006.SOL)