US Army, CECOM Acquisition Center, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5008

59 -- GYROSCOPE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM E-MAIL: Gyroscope Replacement Program, Levine@doim6.monmouth.army.mil. This is a market survey to locate potential commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) sources for Form, Fit and Function (F3) directional and vertical replacement gyroscopes described below and used in US Army CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Approximately 1800 of these aircraft are currently in the inventory. Manufactures of this category of gyroscopes are encouraged to offer available COTS equipment on loan to the Government, for the purpose of ground and flight test evaluation. Only suppliers whose systems have been successfully evaluated, will be considered for subsequent procurement of such equipment by the Government. This action is not a request for proposal and does not commit the (Army) to the procurement of equipment. The specifications and equipment identified for replacement are; 1.)MIL-G-45279 is currently used for the procurement of the CN-998()/ASN-43 directional gyroscope for both the CH-47 and UH-60 aircraft. 2.)MIL-G-49266(CR) is currently used for the procurement of CN-811 vertical displacement gyroscopes for the CH-47 aircraft. 3.)MIL-G-49267(CR) is currently used for the procurement of CN-1314 vertical displacement gyroscopes for the UH-60 aircraft. 4.)MIL-G-49268(CR) is currently used for procurement of CN-1497/A vertical displacement gyroscopes for AH-1 aircraft. These military specifications will be converted to core F3 Directional and Vertical Gyroscope performance specifications, each with a key Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) requirement of >_5000 hours for the equipment. Addenda to accommodate aircraft peculiar requirements will be included. It is anticipated that after Government approval, these draft specifications will be available by NLT 1 July 1997 on the CECOM electronic bulletine board. Suppliers capable of furnishing a COTS gyroscope of any technology for either application must so indicate, in writing, to Commander, USACECOM, C2SID, ATTN: AMSEL-RD-C2-ES-N(Eugene Levine), Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5603 within 20 days of publication of this notice. This synopsis is for informational and planning purpose only and does not constitute a solicitation and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. It is the intent of the Government to obtain sample items on a consignment basis for flight test in an Army helicopter. A sample item must be available for government testing NLT 01 August 1997. For additional information, or to schedule an informational meeting contact Mr. Eugene Levine at (908) 426-2623. (0120)

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