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10 -- HAND HELD TERMINAL FOR USE ON THE 155MM AUTOMATED TOWED HOWITZER FIRE CONTROL. SOL DAAE30-96-Q-0022 DUE 073196 POC Robert McMinn, Contract Specialist, 201-724-3504, email=rmcminn@pica. army.mil, Gregory L. Gorman, Contracting Officer, 201-724-3271. The US Army TACOM-ARDEC is conducting a Market Survey for a hand held terminal for use on the 155mm Automated Towed Howitzer Fire Control Demonstrator. This terminal must be a non-developmental item and must meet the following requirements. The terminal shall provide the sole interface for the soldier. It must be capable of surviving and operating in the extreme environments encountered in the field, including varied conditions of sunlight and darkness, temperature extremes, rain, snow, salt water, etc. The terminal display shall be capable of displaying graphics and text simultaneously. The display size shall allow a minimum of 8 line text of at least 40 characters per line. Graphics capability at a minimum shall allow lines, circles, rectangles/boxes to be drawn. The terminal shall incorporate a keyboard, perferably backlighted for night viewing. At a minimum, the following keys are required: numeric keys 0-9; navigation keys up, down, left, right; function keys F1, F2, F3, F4; ENTER key. The terminal shall interface with the 155mm Automated Towed Howitzer Fire Control using RS232 serial signal levels. If a suitable terminal is found, ARDEC will consider procurement of approximately 12 units for evaluation and test purposes; delivery would be required in 1996. Interested firms should submit in writing their knowledge and qualifications for this effort. (0197)

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