U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

A -- R&D FOR OICW PROGRAM DUE 042597 POC MaryAnn Moreau, Contract Specialist, 201-724-2016 WEB: click here to see TACOM-ARDEC solicitations., http://procnet.pica.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact Mary Ann Moreau., mmoreau@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC intends to solicit both AAI Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD and Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Hopkins, MN and negotiate with either one in support of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) System. This action is based on the sole source approval under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b)(2), only one responsible source. The proposed action is to incorporate Phase IV as a modification to the successful contractor as a result of a down-select at the end of Phase III. Phave IV will consist of the final prototype system design development, integration, validation and fabrication. The successful contractor will perform ptototype design refinement and validation; Laser Steering Integration and Validation and fabricate and deliver ten complete OICW systems with associated manuals, spare parts and ammunition. A technical data package does not exist for this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. See Note 22. (0097)

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