U.S. Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PCW-D, Bldg 10, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- SOLDIER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DUE 090396 POC Patricia A. Hypes e-mail=phypes, Contract Specialist, 201-724-4674 Michael W. O'Connell, Jr., Contracting Officer, 201-724-6630. For the FY98 time frame the Product Manager - Small Arms at the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal is soliciting information on existing items of materiel which can enhance the battlefield effectiveness of infantrymen. This activity is in support of the Congressionally mandated Soldier Enhancement Program (SEP). The following areas are of interest: Conventional and unconventional armaments which may include but not be limited to weapons, ammunition, fire control, ancillary devices and special purpose anti-personnel/material munitions or devices as well as any other items which enhance combat effectiveness such as flares, illumination capabilities and training devices. These items must apply to the soldier as a system and, therefore, only those which he can carry, consume or wear should be submitted. Information to be supplied should include product literature, pictures, item identification, intended mission or function (what existing Army item will be replace, if applicable), physical parameters, description, approximate unit cost, production status and any other data considered relevant to the purpose of this survey. Responses must be limited to items which are off the shelf or in near term production status. Information received by the government will be reviewed by a Technical Evaluation panel to assess technical feasibility and near term production capability with the results presented to the appropriate U.S. Army schools and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) as potential FY98 Soldier Enhancement Projects. All information previously submitted under the Soldier Enhancement Program has been evaluated, presented through the schoold, TRADOC System Manager (TSM) - Soldier and Product Manager (PM) - Soldier and need not be resubmitted. It is requested that all responses to this solicitation be received by the government NO LATER THAN 03 Sep 96. Information may also be submitted through the World Wide Web (WWW) for this survey. Hard copies of any product literature, pictures, etc. should be submitted to Commander, U.S. Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PCW-D, Bldg. 10, ATTN: P. Hypes, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 via conventional means. The PMSA WWW address for the online survey is http://www.pica.army.mil/orgs/pmsa/sepform.html. (0169)

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