Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, RDEC Procurement Office, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5275

A -- SOURCE SOUGHT FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT, SHOULDER LAUNCHED, ONE-MAN PORTABLE, DISPOSABLE WEAPON SYSTEM DUE 052797 POC (RDPC) Brenda Showalter, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CRBA, 205-876- 8761, Harold Smith, Contracting Officer, 205-876-0908, Synopsis Number R138-97. The U.S. Army Missile Command, Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is seeking a foreign or domestic source or sources for a lightweight, shoulder launched, one-man portable, disposable weapon system. The system must have completed development and will be in production within one year of this notification. The objective of this development is to demonstrate, test, and evaluate the capability of an existing system(s) to defeat a variety of targets when fighting in urban areas. The period of performance of this effort shall not exceed 9 months. The base line requirements of this weapon system are: PARAMETER AND SUGGESTED VALUE: Systems Carry Weight, less than 30 lbs; System Cary Length, less than 48 inches; Fire from an Enclosure, 12 ft X 15 ft X 7 ft high; Toxicity & Noise, below Sergeon General's Requirements; Effective Range, 200 to 500m; Minimum Range, 17 to 20m. PROBABILITY OF HIT: 2.3m high X 4.6m wide @ 500m (Masonary Wall) 0.8; 2.3m X 2.3m (BMP) @ 350m, 0.9; 2.3m high X 4.6m wide @ 300m (BMP Moving) 0.9; 1m high X 2m wide @ 200m (Earth & Timber Bunker) 0.7. TARGETS (*Fabricate per HEL TM 30-78) BMP-3; FBMP-F02; 8" Double Reinforced Concrete (16 ft X 16 Ft Room)*; 12" Solid Brick (16 ft X 16 Ft Room)*; Earth & Timber Bunker*. LETHALITY AGAINST TARGETS: BMP-3 & FBMP-F02, Pk M or F; BMP-3 & FBMP-F02, Pi vs Passengers; 8" concrete Room, Pi vs One Soldier; 12" Brick Room, Pi vs One Soldier; Earth & Timber Bunker, Pi vs Two Soldiers; Pi = Probability of Incapacitation. Contractors interested in this demonstration, test, and evaluation should submit a white paper to the U.S. Army Missile Command, ATTN: AMSMI-AC-CRBA/Ms. Brenda Showalter, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5275 on or before May 27, 1997. The selection will be made on the basis of system maturity, technical compliance with the base line requirements, prior demonstrated effectiveness against the listed targets, and cost as discussed in the white paper. (0118)

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