Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

13 -- SHOULDER LAUNCHED MULTI-PURPOSE ASSAULT WEAPON REPLACEMENT SOL N00178-97-Q-1114 DUE 071597 POC G. R. Vaughan, Code SD105, Contract Specialist, (540) 653-7478 WEB: Dahlgren Division Procurement Homepage, http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Submit White Paper via e-mail, slongbr@nswc.navy.mil. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division Gun Weapons Systems Department is seeking sources capable of producing a replacement system for the Shoulder Launched Multi-Purpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Mod 0. The improved SMAW must be a light, man portable, fire and forget weapon. The weapon must be capable of launching a variety of warheads with a high degree (>.8) of reliability and accuracy. The improved SMAW must also demonstrate a high degree of lethality against an appropriate array of targets. The improved SMAW must be capable of destroying enemy bunkers, fortifications, personnel and material -- such as vehicles (up to and including lightly armored vehicles). The improved SMAW must be especially adept at breaching the walls of buildings (wooden, brick, and masonry) to afford forceable entry by assault personnel. The improved SMAW must be light weight (<20 lbs desired), easily handled, transported, and fired by infantrymen carrying appropriate field combat loads. The improved SMAWmust be capable of being fired from inside enclosures such as the rooms of buildings and bunkers without harm to the gunner. Reduced launch signature, to help the gunner avoid enemy detection after launch is desired. The improved SMAW should increase the range of the current system to allow Marines to employ the system at maximum standoff ranges, preferably outside of the effective range of enemy small arms. An Initial Operational Capability is anticipated in 2003. The system must be operable and maintainable in all climatic conditions in which the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operates. This includes darkness, dust, smoke, battlefield obscurants, and extreme heat, cold, and high humidity. Interested and Capable companies are requested to submit a white paper, which outlines concepts to meet the above requirements, along with a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost, and schedule for completion of the PIP. The ROM cost will be utilized by the USMC as a basis for theFY00 POM cycle. Proprietary technical approaches may be set forth in the white papers, but the ROM cost may be utilized by the USMC as a basis for the FY00 POM cycle. White papers, and any questions should be addressed to: Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Attention: SD105 (G. R. Vaughan), Dahlgren, VA 22448-5110, telephone (540) 653-7478. White papers should be submitted no later than 15 July 1997. This is not a request for a proposal, and the Government will not pay for the White Paper preparation. (0147)

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