U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St. Louis, MO

66 -- POSITIONING AND DETERMING SYSTEM (PADS) REPLACEMENT PROGRAM POC Robert B. Flanagan, Contract Specialist, 314-263-0682. The U.S. Army Aviation and Troop Command (ATCOM) is in the process of making a final decision reqarding the replacement of the currently fielded PADS through either product improvement or acquisition of a totally new item. This is a continuation of an initial Market Survey conducted by the Topographic Engineering Center on behalf of this command that took place during 1995/96. This is a request for written industry suggestions/comment/proposals as to the costs and risks of a product improvement vs new item approach. Multiple concepts from a single company or source are acceptable. All concepts, from minor modification through total replacement are under review at the present time. All concepts must meet the technical requirements of the current PADS specification recognizing that technology will likely allow for reliability growth. Results of this survey will be used to prepare and defend budget requests to either upgrade or replace the current PADS Inertial Navigation System(INS). Respones are requested within the next 45 days. Questions can be directed to Mike Ruffus, Weapon Systems Manager, (314)-263-3266 or email mruffus@stl.army.mil Written reponses can be sent to the above email or the following mail address: Commander, U.S. Army ATCOM, Attn: AMSAT-D-WME, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63120-1798 (0332)

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