US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

A -- MECAR DUAL USE FUZE SOL DAAE30-97-R-0316 DUE 091997 POC Sheela Lopez WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Sheela Lopez, lopez@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC intends to enter into a sole source contract with Mecar, Belgium, on a firm-fixed price basis, for the fabrication of 484 modified EPD9013 fuzes and 339 M530A1 Mortar Cartridges, less the M935 Fuze. Mecar will be required to change the arming distance and modify electronics of their EPD9013 fuze and to assemble the modified fuze to their existing M530A1 cartridge. The modified fuze when attached to the M530A1 Mecar cartridge will be identified as the M530A2 cartridge. The dual use fuze must meet the following requirements: direct and indirect fire capability, ability to be fired from -5 degrees to 80 degrees gun elevation, function in PDSQ and delay modes, minimum safe arming distance of 100 meters, all arming distance of 240 meters and have a graze performance of 80% at 2 degrees impact angle. The contractor will then fabricate an additional 1,059 M530A2 cartridges for U.S. Government confirmation testing. Fuze test hardware to be completed within 50 weeks after contract award. See numbered Note 22. (0230)

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