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

13 -- SHIPPING AND STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR XM97 WIDE AREA MUNITION (WAM) COLLECTIVE TRAINING DEVICE SOL DAA30-98-0103 DUE 010598 POC Bruce W. Williams, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-3985 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Bruce W. Williams, bwwill@pica.army.mil. The US Army TACOM-ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal seeks sources for the production of 1500 metal rim Shipping and Storage Containers for the XM97 Wide Area Munition (WAM) Collective Training Device. The Collective Trainer is a totally inert training device which will be used to "train" personnel in a collective environment on all the operations required to properly arm, emplace and deploy the tactical Hand Emplaced Wide Area Munition, XM93. All external colors, dimensions, weight, center of gravity, and materials of the Collective Trainer shall be representative of the Tactical HE-WAM. The Shipping and Storage Container is required to safely store and allow damage free shipping and handling of the 35 pound Collective Trainer. The dimensions of the Shipping and Storage Container are 11 x 11 x 22 inches made of steel. The container is to be made from drawings available for review including the Cover Assembly, and the Body Weldment Assembly. The fabrication of this container typically requires multiple stamping machine stations for the cover and rims, welding equipment, and pressure testing equipment. One sample will be delivered to TACOM-ARDEC for review and approval prior to production. This is currently planned as a one time buy. The anticipated award date is GFY98. See Note 25 and 26. (0343)

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