Commander, U. S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

A -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR ENHANCED TARGET RECOVER SYSTEM AVAILABILITY, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, EVALUATION, AND SYSTEM MODIFICATION DUE 121996 POC Mr. Milt Petersen, AMSMI-AC-CCT, Contract Specialist, 205-876-3971, Mr. James Fletcher, AMSMI-AC-CCT, Contracting Officer, 205-876-4710, (pcc). Sources are sought for an enhancement of recovery system for subsonic subscale aerial targets for the Targets Mangement Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This effort is planned for the last quarter of FY 97 and FY 98. The Targets Management Office is seeking ideas for enhancing the recovery methods currently in place for the three armed services subscale aerial targets (primarily the MQM-107 Streaker, BQM-34 Firebee, and the BQM-74). This effort's objective will be lower operational costs through more accurate landings and reduced damage to the target vehicles. The current system relies on free fall parachutes that are suject to prevailing wind conditions at the site. The technology sought can be, but is not limited to, precision guidance, mid-air recovery, or automatic landing systems. The technology must be adaptable to future subsonic subscale targets. The proposer must have the technical and managerial capabilities to:--a. Design, test, and support the recovery systems to be used. Flight test will be conducted with Government support.--b. Evaluate and modify existing targets to accommodate the enhanced recovery system(s).--c. Prepare level I or II drawings for items developed under this contract.--Any interested firm with experience and expertise with recovery systems, guidance systems, analytical methods, and flight test of these items is invited to provide a statement of interest (one page), a proposed concept statement (four pages maximum, pictures, sketches included) plus data to substantiate your qualifications. The statement of interest should include, as a minimum, the company's experience in each of the engineering tasks listed above. The synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation, and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government. The submission of a statement of interest does not consitute participation in the final request for proposal. Responses to this synopsis must be received not later than 19 December 1996. (0324)

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