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B -- MINUTEMAN (MM) III GYRO STABILIZED PLATFORM (GSP) REPLACEMENT POC Major Curt Buckles, (719) 554-3251. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: MINUTEMAN (MM) III GYRO STABILIZED PLATFORM (GSP) REPLACEMENT. The purpose of this Request for Information from manufacturing sources producing ICBM Guidance Hardware and Software is to identify potential suppliers with either an established product line which could be used or adapted to or a form, fit, and function replacement for the GSP or a sufficiently mature IRAD effort of replacement or upgrade technologies capable of supporting an aggressive Cost Options Analysis (COA) Study schedule in support of a Concept Exploration/Definition Phase O. Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and non-developmental item (NDI) products may be considered. Respondents should hold appropriate Security Clearances, have ICBM Guidance experience in research, development, production and deployment, and have facilities capable of supporting assembly and testing. Generic requirements are to enable Minuteman (MM) to achieve at least the same level of damage expectancy against Peacekeeper (PK) targets as the PK Missile. The proposed replacement must be compatible with the MK12A and MK21; integratable with the existing MMIII weapons system; and, provide a single guidance system suitable for the entire MM Force. All proposals should allow alert force flexibility such as semi-dormant/dormant capability, reduce MM III Operations and Support (O&S) Life Cycle Costs, improve reliability-availability, enhance nuclear surety and support at least 20 years of MM III Service Life. A replacement GSP must operate in the MM III GRP ground and flight environments (including hostile). GSP Mechanical Guidelines - Volume available: 6 cubic feet total, 4.2 cubic feet within CD2 wafer (shock mounts and shields included). Size: present GSP without shields: 24 inches X 20 inches diameter. Weight: 92.4 pounds (maximum). Attachment: Mount to the CD2-3A wafer via four shock mounts at 90 degree radial stations on the GSP MID-BODY. MGSC Mechanical Guidelines (if MGSC replacement required) - Size: 8.75 inches high X 10.62 inches wide X 12.84 inches long. Weight: 35.2 pounds. X-Ray Shield size: -9.25 inches high X - 11.12 inches wide X - 13.34 inches long. Weight: 6.2 pounds. Electrical Guidelines - Interface provided through connectors J1 (umbilical), J3 and J4 (instrumentation and checkout) and J5 (systems checkout). Airborne Power Guidelines - Total watts available: 176 watts maximum. Total watts present GSP: 160 watts. Processor Guidelines - Total MGC processing power available to GSP: TBD MIPS maximum. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. A detailed data package is available and may be obtained by contacting Major Curt Buckles, Air Force Space Command/DRMM at Coml (719) 554-3251 or DSN 692-3251. All interested parties are required to have a DD Form 2345 which may be obtained by calling 1-(800) 352-3572. All responses must be in a White Paper format and received not later than 30 days from the date of publication of this synopsis. All acceptable responses will be provided to ANSER, Inc. and TRW, Inc for inclusion into the COA report being written for Air Force Space Command. Suggested topics to address for each GSP concept recommendation are: Performance to error model/error budget, Reliability, Hardness, System Description, System Mechanism to include Physical, Thermal, and System Interfaces, Life Cycle Costs, Test Data/Technology maturity/development lead time, Maintainability and reaction time from dormant to semi-dormant modes. Responses that indicate insufficient capabilities will not be considered further. Acceptable respondents will be notified and briefings to the Government may be scheduled. Responses should be addressed to: Major Curt Buckles, USAF, Air Force Space Command/DRMM, 150 Vandenberg, Suite 1105, Peterson Air Force Base, CO 80914, Coml (719) 554-3251, DSN 692-3251. (0116)

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