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13 -- MEDIUM CALIBER MINE NEUTRALIZER SOL DAAE30-97-R-0052 DUE 021497 POC Paul Milenkowic email=pmilen, Contracting Officer 201-724-5391 (Site Code W15BW9) This notice is for a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting proposals in support of scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art in conventional, direct-attack mine neutralizer technology. Technologies fallig within this scope include vehicle mounted medium caliber gun systems and alternate methods for launching explosive munitions to defeat surface and buried mines. Organizations are encouraged to submit proposals for this research area. A research investigaion is underway at the US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) to develop and demonstrate new improved methods for neutralizing anti-tank and anti-personnel mines using medium caliber munitions. This effort is supporting the Mine Hunter/Killer (MH/K) ATD Program being conducted by the Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), CECOM. Existing mine neutralizing technologies include ehicle mounted flails, plows, and rollers, man operated detectors, probes and sniper rifles. The goal of the MH/K ATD Program is to develop and demonstrate a vehicle mounted detection/neutralizing system having greater standoff range and improved breachingspeed. This BAA addresses conventional, medium caliber neutralizer technology development only. Detection technology and non-conventional neutralizer technology will be considered under related BAAs being issued by NVESD. All offerors are required to be eligible to receive U.S. Category 2 and 3 information at the secret level to include having the necessary security clearance. Contingent upon meeting esablished security requirements, industry of the following countries have been determined to be eligible to participate in the Medium Caliber Mine Neutralizer program: UK, Canada, Germany and France. Foreign industry desiring copies of classified RFPs/BAAs nd have been identified in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) as eligible will submit an official request through their embassy to HQ DA (DAMI-POC), Washington, DC 20310-1001. Countries other than those listed may request copies of the RFP/BAA but release cannot be guaranteed. This Broad Agency Announcement is available from the World Wide Web Electric Commerce Home Page called the Procurement Network PROCNET) available at the following Web address: "http://procnet.pica.army.mil/". (0355)

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