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A -- AFFORDABLE MULTI-MISSILE MANUFACTURING PROGRAM SOL RA97-21 DUE 051597 POC DARPA/DSO, fax (703) 696-3999 WEB: web link, http://www.sainc.com/arpa/am3/index.htm. AFFORDABLE MULTI-MISSILE MANUFACTURING PROGRAM -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in cooperation with the Army, Navy and Air Force, is soliciting program proposals for Phase 3 of the Affordable Multi-Missile Manufacturing Program, an advanced technology demonstration program. The purpose of the program is to demonstrate advanced missile design and manufacturing enterprise concepts that can substantially reduce the cost and cycle times associated with the development and production of the DoD portfolio of tactical missiles and smart munitions. Phase 3 is the Implementation and Demonstration Phase of the program during which successful offerors will implement and integrate innovative design and manufacturing system concepts together with new management and business practices to form pilot missile enterprises. Successful offerors will conduct demonstrations of capabilities through implementation and demonstration of the pilot enterprises in real missile programs. It is not required that offerors for the Implementation and Demonstration Phase (Phase 3) be participants in the Concept Definition and Concept Validation Phases (Phases 1 and 2) of the program. However, during the evaluation of proposals for Phase 3, substantially more weight will be given to proposed enterprise concepts that have been validated by demonstration, simulation etc. during Phase 2 of the Program, or that have otherwise been shown in some comparable manner to have significant potential for attaining the program objectives. Offerors are required to have their principal place of business within the United States and to be regularly engaged in the development and production of tactical missiles and/or smart munitions for the U.S. Department of Defense. A copy of the solicitation for the Implementation and Demonstration Phase is available on the World Wide Web at the Home Page for the Affordable Multi-Missile Manufacturing Program (http://www.sainc.com/arpa/am3/index.htm). Potential offerors who want to receive a hard copy of the solicitation by mail must submit their requests by FAX to DARPA at (703) 696-3999, Attention: Affordable Multi-Missile Manufacturing Program. Solicitation responses are due at DARPA on or before 4:00 PM EDST May 15, 1997 and should be delivered to: DARPA/DSO, Attn: RA97-21, 4301 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 725, Arlington, VA 22203. (0055)

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