U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CN, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801

A -- NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE (NMD) TARGETS PROGRAM POC Kenneth Bragg, Contract Specialist, CSSD-CM-CN/Donald C. Reesman, Contracting Officer, CSSD-CM-CN, (205) 955-1187. The U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC), Targets, Test and Evaluation Directorate, is seeking industry capabilities for the National Missile Defense (NMD) Targets Program. The objective of this effort is to provide NMD targets and penetration aids (penaids) design and development, testing, fabrication, characterization, integration and mission support to USASSDC in support of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) Consolidated Targets Program. The contractor will be required to provide all tasks that are necessary to design, develop, instrument and fabricate six (including option) Army Test Vehicle (ATV) Reentry Vehicles (RVs) and ten (including option) ATV Rigid Light Replicas (RLRs), ejection/release systems and support equipment. Also included in this effort is integration and testing of the RVs, RLRs and other penaids identified as Canisterized Light Replicas (CLRs) and Canisterized Traffic Balloons (CTBs), into Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) payload deployment systems. The CLRs, CTBs, associated penaid ejector/release systems and payload deployment systems will be developed/fabricated by other contractors and provided as Government Furnished Property (GFP). The payload deployment systems will be launched on Minuteman II missile systems. All target systems will be launched from Western Range (WR), Vandenburg Air Force Base (VAFB), CA into reentry points near the Kwajalein Missile Range (KMR). Launch operations will be performed by another agency/contractor(s) beginning in the third quarter fiscal year 1998. The period of performance will be fifty-four months for support of four missions, plus one twelve month option for support of two missions. A bidders library will be established to provide representatives of interested firms with an opportunity to familiarize themselves with available pertinent technical information on systems to be developed/used. A SECRET clearance will be required for this effort and for access to the bidders library. It is anticipated that foreign participation will not be allowed. Interested firms should submit a summary of heir qualifications and a letter indicating their intent to submit a proposal within fifteen (15) days of the publication date of this notice. Such letter should be addressed to USASSDC, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CN/Kenneth Bragg. Firms responding are requested to include the necessary security information regarding their facility clearance and indicate whether they are a small business, small disadvantaged business, educational institution, other non-profit institution, or large business. The applicable SIC code and size standard for this acquisition is 8731 and 1,000 employees. This synopsis is an advance notice for information and planning purposes only and is not a formal solicitation for proposals. (0299)

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