US Army Armament And Chemical Acquisition And Logistics Activity (ACALA) Attn: AMSTA-AC-PCC Rock Island, IL 61299-7630

69 -- HEAVY LIFTER TARGET DUE 032598 POC Vince Runco, (309) 782-4901 Ft. Riley Heavy Lifter Market Research 24 Feb 98 THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, THIS IS MARKET RESEARCH ONLY SEND RESPONSES TO AMSTA-AC-CTRR The objective of this inquiry is to determine if your company has a system that will satisfy our minimum requirements. We are trying to replace current Target Holding Mechanism/Tank Gunnery's (THM/TG) on an existing Enhanced Remoted Target System (ERETS) range with a heavier duty system. The current THM/TGs are exhibiting stress cracks and fractures due to the ever-present high winds at this location. We are looking for a heavy duty lifter that would typically be used to lift an army standard T-72 flank target, but for our application will actually raise an army standard T-72 frontal target. Therefore, the target arms that will come with the system must be able to hold the smaller frontal target, the system must fit in the existing target pits, work with the ERETS Range Control Station (RCS) and be capable of all the functions of the THM/TGs that it is going to replace. The lifter must be a one-for-one replacement for the current army standard THM/TG and require no changes to the operating system or equipment. If you have more than one system that we would be interested in and that would seem to fill our needs, please separate your responses to these questions for each system. 1. Is this candidate system on the GSA Schedule? 2. What is the part number and any other identifying information on your candidate system? 3. Specify the maximum target weight the device can lift a plywood target (23 ft. wide X 7 ft. Tall) in 10 seconds or less with a 35mph head wind before structural failures start occurring. 4. Specify the maximum head wind that will allow the system to lift a 350 lb. plywood target (23 ft. wide X 7 ft. tall) in 10 seconds or less. 5. Specify the maximum number of cycles the system can run lifting a 350 lb. Plywood target (23 ft. wide X 7 ft. tall) in a 35 mph. wind before structural failures become evident. 6. Specify what if anything needs to be done or things that may need to be bought separately to replace the current army standard THM/TG with your system. 7.Is your system fully compatible with a current army standard ERETS range and its standard ancillary equipment (Armor Target Kill Simulator (ATKS) (in both the smoke scorer and hostile fire modes) and Vehicle Hit Indicator Lamp (VHIL)). 8. Will your system completely interface with ERETS and operate with the ERETS personal computer and software 9. The pit the system will be placed in is 15 ft. Wide, 15-20 ft. Deep, with a front wall berm height of 40 inches. The side walls of the pit are 40 inches high and 15 ft. long, they do not slope at the ends. Will your system drop into these pits without interference or modification to either the system or pits? 10. How will your system connect up the existing ERETS range equipment? How will it get its power and what will be the signal path for the data signals between the tower RCS and your system? 11. Will your system perform all the functions of the current THM/TG? 12. Will your system provide all the status information (target up, target down, number of total hits, etc.) to the ERETS computer that the THM/TG did? 13. Will your system score hits on the current ERETS computer system? 14. What type of hit sensor is used, where is it located on the system when in operation, and will it detect hits from ammunition ranging in size from 7.62mm -- 120mm. 15. What is the maximum hits per minute that your system will detect? 16. Can your system take and count hits in the single shot mode (where each hit is counted individually no matter how many hits are detected in a particular time frame) and in the multiple shot mode (where up to an "x" amount of hits in an "x" amount of time is recognized as a single hit)? 17. What type of target arm is provided with the system (long flank target arms, shorter frontal target arms, or both)? 18. If long flank arms are the only ones that come with your heavy lifter, can they be used with the standard T-72 frontal target? 19. What are the system dimensions (height, weight, length, weight, etc.) when assembled for operation? 20. Does your system have a power switch on the outside of the mechanism? 21. Does your system have a raise/lower type of test switch on the outside of the mechanism? 22. Does your system have the capability to "hold when hit", "go down when hit", or "go down when killed with "X" amount of hits (1-?)"? 23. How is the system powered (120vac, 12vdc, 24vdc, other)? 24. If the system is battery powered, does the system have a built in trickle charge circuit or some type of battery conditioner for the batteries? If there is no battery charger or conditioner, how long will the batteries go before requiring replacement? 25. Are there any other additional pieces of equipment other than the target mechanism that will be required to enable your system to work with the current ERETS range. If so, are these items on the GSA schedule also? 26. How is your system mounted to the ground to prevent the device from flipping over in high winds (bolted to the cement pad, held down by sand bags, whatever). If there are additional items needed, (e.g. sandbags) do they come with the system? 27. Is your system addressable? If so, to how many different addresses (0-511)? Can the addresses be changed without any special tools? 28. Is your system protected from range flooding? If so, explain how. 29. Is your system protected from range vermin damage (chewing and destroying cables and other rubber type items)? If so, explain how. 30. Does your system have a fail safe built in to discontinue operation and/or position the target to prevent or minimize damage in the event of higher winds or an over torquing condition? 31. Does your system use hydraulic fluid or other such environmentally sensitive materials? If so, explain the ways your system has of minimizing negative environmental impacts of a spill (eg the hydraulics is in a box inside the unit enclosure). 32. What is the warranty on your system explain technical support/assistance as well as parts support. Will parts support be directly from your company or will there be information in the technical manual to identify other sources (possibly subcontractors) addresses to obtain spare/repair parts. Who pays for the shipment of repair parts or the shipment of repair and return type actions? 33. What is your price for this system what other things does it include? (shipping, installation, training, ancillary equipment, technical manuals, etc.) 34. If shipping, installation, training, ancillary equipment, or technical manuals are not part of the system price, but are available separately, what are the costs for these items? 35. Are quantity discounts applicable? If so, what are they? (0056)

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