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69 -- OPPOSING FORCES MAIN BATTLE TANK (OPFOR MBT) POC Mrs. Darleen La Vanway, Contract Specialist, (407) 380-4037 MARKET SURVEY: The US Army STRICOM is conducting a market survey on the availability of systems that meet the task performance requirements of the Opposing Forces Main Battle Tank (OPFOR MBT). The OPFOR MBT is a training device and will not have combat capability. The OPFOR MBT program supports the U.S. Army Combined Arms Training Strategy as a key element of the Combat Training Center (CTC) program. The OPFOR MBT is anticipated to be a tracked vehicle which will respond to the user requirement to replace the current Opposing Forces primary vehicle system, the M551 Sheridan Tank. The OPFOR MBT is planned to be a generic representation of a Main Battle Tank, not specifically based upon any particular threat. It is anticipated that the OPFOR MBT will require surrogate chassis, visual modifications (VISMODs), and turret integration to meet the Operational Requirements Document (ORD). The program anticipates to begin with Engineering and Manufacturing Development to pursue a modified commercial solution tofulfill the ORD requirements. This phase is planned to begin in FY98 at contract award. Proposed contract will be firm-fixed price conducted within the guidelines of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The Small Business size 1,000 employees, SIC is 3795. STRICOM will be providing information on their homepage, address http://www.stricom.army.mil, pertaining to the OPFOR MBT program on or about 21 Feb 97. The homepage will be updated periodically as information becomes available. To access files one must have a web browser capability and at a minimum, Microsoft Excel 5.0, and Wordperfect 6.0. This is provided as information only. No additional updates are available at this time. This synopsis is not a Request for Proposal. (0051)

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