U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER (AMSTA-AQ-DS), WARREN, MI 48397-5000

23 -- ABRAMS M1A1 TANK POC POC: SHARON WOODS (810) 574-5915 THE ABRAMS TANK PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE IS SEEKING TO LOCATED SOURCES INTERESTED IN PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE PRODUCTION OF AN ABRAMS M1A1 TANK DIRECTIONAL POINTER. THIS SYSTEM MUST CONTINUOUSLY DETERMINE THE AZIMUTH ORIENTATION OF THE M1A1 ABRAMS TANK TURRET WITH AN ERROR OF NO GREATER THAN +/- 10 MILS RMS. THIS REQUIREMENT APPLILES TO BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY TANK OPERATION. THE SYSTEM MUST BE ABLE TO OUTPUT ACCURATE DATA WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF POWER-UP. OTHER THAN DURING REPAIRS, THE SYSTEM MUST NOT REQUIRE MANUAL ADJUSTMENTS, UPDATES, OR CALIBRATIONS. THE SYSTEM MUST OUTPUT DATA VIA RS-422 INTERFACE AND IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THE SYSTEM ACCEPT RS-422 AS WELL AS DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP) CAPABILITY FOR PARALLEL DIGITAL DATA. THE SYSTEM MUST OPERATION PROPERLY OVER A WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTS TO INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE, AND SEVERE SHOCK AND VIBRATION. THE M1A1 TANK OPERATES ON A 24VDC SYSTEM. SOURCES INTERESTED MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PRODUCTS BY MEANS OF BROCHURES/ CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS WITH DETAILED TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING COMPONENTS INVOLVED, INCLUDING SIZE AND WEIGHT, CONFIGURATION OF THE SYSTEM, POWER REQUIREMENTS AND ESTIMATED COST OF THE SYSTEM. DO NOT PROVIDE ANY MATERIAL THAT IS PROPRIETARY, SENSITIVE OR CONTAINS RESTRICTIVE MARKINGS. IF ANY SUCH DATA IS RECEIVE, IT WILL BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY. THIS REQUEST IS MADE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME, AND IN NO WAY BINDING TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FINAL REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND TO PROCEED WITH AN ACQUSITION IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE DATA SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT REQUESTING ANY POTENTIAL SUPPLIERS OF THE SUBJECT ITEMS TO INCUR ANY EXPENSE OF ANY KIND IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR REVIEW OF THIS ITEM, NOR WILL ANY WRITTEN RESPONSE REQUESTED HEREIN CONSTITUTE SERVICES OR ANY OTHER BASIS UPON WHICH TO SEEK PAYMENT, REIMBURSEMENT, OR CONSIDERATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THIS MARKET SURVEY IS NOT INTENDED AS A SOLICITATION OF A PROPOSAL AND ANY SUBMISSION OF AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL BASED ON THIS ENCLOSURE WILL NOT BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION. COMPANIES THAT WISH TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MAY SEND IT TO US ARMY PEO GROUND COMBAT AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ABRAMS TANK SYSTEMS, SFAE-GCSS-W-AB-CC, ATTN: SHARON WOODS, BLDG 229, WARREN, MI 48397-5000. INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 9 MARCH 1998. SE E NOTE: N/A. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFF ER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. (0023)

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