U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

13 -- LONG STANDOFF WARHEADS SOL DAAE30-98-R-0303 DUE 011398 POC Louis J. Sylvain, Contracting Officer, (973) 724-3965 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://procnet.pica.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist., aheller@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC intends to evaluate Long Stand-off Warheads that might be developed to become potential insertion candidates for "hit-to-kill" anti-armor missiles. This will be accomplished by procuring and testing seven (7) warheads at very long stand-offs. Interested contractors will submit designs of their warheads, and warhead test data at long stand-offs, for evaluation. The selected warheads will be built in accordance with submitted designs. Research and development efforts will not be considered. The warheads should have an outside diameter of up to 175mm. In addition to the normal packaging constraints, i.e. diameter, length, and weight, the Government may specify that the warheads be filled with the explosive LX-14-0 or an HMX based equivalent. The body material should be aluminum with a minimum thickness of 0.13cm (1.30mm). The Government will favor candidates that do not contain materials (other than explosives) that present environmental, safety, or health problems.In order to receive a copy of the RFP, a SECRET Facility Clearance is required. The Government may award multiple contracts from this solicitation. Contingent upon meeting established security requirements, industry of the following countries have been determined to be eligible to participate in the Long Stand-off Warheads Program: England, France, Germany, and the United States. Foreign industry desiring copies of classified RFP's and have been identified in the CBD as eligible will submit an official request through their embassy to HQ DA (DAMI-POC), Washington, DC 20310-1001. Countries other than those listed in the CBD are not eligible to receive the RFP. The solicitation will be issued subject to approval of the Justification and Approval (J&A) for other than full and open competition. (0323)

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