INDUSTRY PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION LONG RANGE SNIPER WEAPONS/OPTICAL SIGHTS/AMMO The Product Manager for Small Arms, located at the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC) will conduct a capabilities demonstration off-the-shelf, long range sniper weapons, optical sights and ammunition. This demonstration will quantify the existing level ofcommercial technology and assist in defining the operational apabilities achievable under a near term, Non-Developmental Item (NDI) solution. Interested contractors are invited to demonstrate the dispersion/hit probability performance of their existing commercial systems or components (i.e. weapon, optic or ammunition). This demonstration will be conducted at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, starting approximately 28 April 1997. This demonstration is open to all interested vendors.Those contractors with individual components must contact the POC listed below and discuss the resources needed to demonstrate their stated performance. For those vendors with existing systems (weapon mounted with optical sight) the following minimum standards apply: Must be a man portable, shoulder fired system weighing less than 32 pounds; must provide target acquisition/identification capability out to 1500 meters (2000) meters desired); must allow a shooter to fire a minimum of 60 rounds per day without suffering physical degradation; must not present any uncontrolled safety hazards to the operator or associated test support personnel; must not present any adverse environmental effects. Each contractor will be requested to fire a predetermined sequence of targets and ranges. The total number of rounds to be fired will not exceed 100 rounds, including zeroing rounds. Vendors submitting weapons or complete systems must provide a sufficient quantity of qualified gunners to complete this demonstration within one day for each weapon system submitted. Submitted systems should meet the above requirements and are not limited to Caliber .50. Any specialty ammunition required is the responsibility of the vendor. Military standard Caliber .50 ammunitiion will be provided upon request. All interested vendors are responsible for all associated transportation costs and agree to participate in this demonstration at no cost to the Government. Firms interested in participating in this demonstration should contact Mr. Jack McDonough at (201) 724-4049 to schedule a specific date for their product demonstration. Each interested vendor will be assigned a specific date and time to be a ATC and conduct their demonstation. WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Jack McDonough, 201-724-4049, jmcdon@pica.army.mil.

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