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R -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR MINES,COUNTERMINE & DEMOLITIONS ON THE WAM PROGRAM SOL DAAE30-97-Q-0106 DUE 091997 POC Carolyn Schwierk, Contract Specialist, (973)724-5369, Paul Milenkowic, Contracting Officer, (973)724-5391 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Carolyn Schwierk, schwierk@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army, TACOM-ARDEC has a requirement for engineering support for the Hand Emplaced Wide Area Munition (HE-WAM) program in the area of evaluating small hand held radios and acoustic sensors in the marketplace which may work with the (HE-WAM) program. Evaluate the current state-of-the-art in small commercially available hand-held radios to complete the communications link between the WAM control station and the munition, and analysis of technologies to improve the target ranging capability of the WAM ground platform. Evaluate radios in the marketplace that are small in size,lightweight & can provide secure communications within the SINCGARS bandwidth; and acoustic and seismic sensors which will operate within the WAM's space constraints & mission profile. Recommend possible trade-offs of some requirements in order to best meet the program's requirements The contractor shall furnish all technical support and services necessary to generate a report that will support this objective. The recommendations from the contractor will permit the PM to make the knowledgeable decisions based on product capabilities, availability and overall mission requirements. The government intends to award a sole source contract to Campagnuolo Associates, of Potomac, MD. See Note 22. (0246)

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