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66 -- HARDENED SUBMINIATURE TELEMETRY AND SENSOR SYSTEM (HSTSS) - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION POC Mrs. Cathy Desrosiers, Contract Specialist (407)380-4019, or Mr. Michael K. Minor, Contracting Officer (407)380-4096 The U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) desires industry interface to gain information on available products and technologies to further define/refine the system's requirements and the acquisition approach. The HSTSS is a tri-service project designed to support the Test and Evaluation (T&E) of Department of Defense weapons systems under the T&E mission area. The system will provide, via a Radio Frequency (RF) link, direct measurements from launch to impact for a wide variety of weapon systems. It will measure parameters such as attitude, velocity, acceleration, temperature, pressure, and internal processor/sensor functions, and will telemeter this data to either a standard test range ground receiver station or a custom HSTSS mobile telemetry receiver station and data analysis center. The HSTSS will be designed to meet the capabilities required by the weapon system under test (measurement and collection of data) in a moderate to extremely harsh launch environment (i.e., in some cases, acceleration/shock to 100,000 G's and temperatures to 3500K). The HSTSS will have configurations (unitized and modular) which can be fitted to and/or embedded within the host test article, and will not adversely affect the static and dynamic performance characteristics of the weapon system under test. An Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase Request for Proposal release is anticipated for the second or third quarter of FY97, following a program milestone I/II decision in second quarter of FY97. Information is being requested at this time specifically on developed or developing technologies and products, such as microsensors, RF telemetry/antennas, flexible/ reconfigurable power supplies, data acquisition systems, and electronic packaging techniques. Information is also requested, if available, on the integration and fitting of these technologies onto and into the weapons systems (direct/indirect fire munitions, gliding submunitions, and rockets/missiles). The Government HSTSS Integrated Project Team believes industry feedback is vitally important, and will be receptive to any and all ideas received from industry which would result in eliminating constraining requirements, would realize cost savings, or would highlight potential technical or contractual problems or conflicts associated with the HSTSS program. Information and comments, whether supportive or critical, are equally being solicited. The government does not intend to pay for the information solicited at this time, and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of information. Proprietary information is not being solicited; however, if it is submitted, it should be appropriately marked. Responses to this request for information are requested in writing to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Michael K. Minor, at the above address by 26 August 1996. (0218)

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