U.S. Army Tank-Automotive And Armaments Command,, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DS),, Warren, MI 48397-5000

A -- HEAVY DUTY SUPPORT BRIDGE SOL DAAE0796RX007 DUE 050196 POC For a Solicitation copy or for information on this procurement, call Mark Pollack (810) 574-5021 The U.S. Army tank-automotive and armaments command issoliciting sources for the acquisition of the heavy dry support Bridge (hdsb), engineering and manufacturing DE velopment (EMD) effort (phase I). The hdsb consists ofa Bridge, Bridge transporters, and launcher. The U.S. Army currently uses the heavy equipment transporters (HET) as FAR Forward as the brigade rear area to transport, deploy, and evacuate Main Battle tanks (M1a1) and oth er tracked vehicles. An M1a1 tank transported by the HET is rated at a Military load classification (MLC) of 96 wheeled. The hdsb is requried to have MLC 96 wheeled and MLC 70 tracked crossing capabilities over a minimum GAP span of 40 meters. It will fill all support bridging roles from the brigade rear to communication zone (commz) ports where the gaps are 40 meters or less. The Bridge will also serve jin a limited assault role where GAP widths exceed the capability of armored vehicle moun Ted bridging systems. The configuration of the hdsb bri GE section has to be such that It will fit on the M1077 flatrack, a current component of the palletized load Sy stem (pls). The M1077 flatrack is designed to be carried by the M1076 pls trailer and the soon to be fielded improved common Bridge transporter (icbt). The launching mechanism for the Bridge sections will have to be integ rated onto either the M977 heavy expanded Mobile tactic AL truck (HEMTT) chassis or the M1075 pls chassis. The acquisition will be conducted in two (2) Phases. The GO vernment intends to award up to two (2) COST-plus-fixed-Fee contracts under the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) effort, phase I. This initial phase is expected to involve design and fabrication of one (1) prototype hardware unit, as well as test support and LO gistics data. Competition for the phase II production contract will be limited to those firms awarded a contra CT for the prototype development effort (phase I). This restriction is necessary to ensure that the selected production contractor is adequately evaluated on the basis of prototype testing. The prototype hardware will be fully evaluated in order to deermine its suitability to perform to the specification requirements. The protot YPE tests results will be integral part of the selection of the production contractor. The Government intends to award one (1) fixed price production contract (phaseii) for a quantity of 31 hdsb units with an option of up to 50%. All responsible sources may submmit a proposal for phase I. The Government will issue the solicitati on in draft form in late January 1996. The final release is estimated to be 1 March 1996. Industry will be ask Ed to provide wirtten comments to the draft RFP within fifteen (15) days of its release. The formal RFP will be issued to all interested parties immediately upon itsavailability. NOTE: This notice should be considered to be the synopsis for both the draft RFP and the formal RFP. NO other synopsis will be issued. Firms having an interest in this program should make a written request for either the draft and formal RFP, or just the formal RFP package, for DAAE07-96-R-X007. The draft RFP is not considered to be a prerequisite for receiving a copy of the formal RFP. Please annotate your firm'S CAGE Code on your request. The datafax number is (810) 574-5952. See NOTE: None. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. The offer due date is on or about 050196 (see Solicitation for actual offer due date).(0360)

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