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

25 -- FIELD TESTING OF POC POC: DAN IWANICKI (810) 574-7462 WEB: U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, http://www.tacom.army.mil/acq_ce. E-MAIL: U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, @CC.TACOM.ARMY.MIL. THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND (TACOM) INTENDS TO PERFORM FIELD TESTING OF T157I TRACK SHOE PADS FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING THE QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LISTS (QPL) FOR THESE ITEMS. THE TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-DTL-11891G, IN CONJUNCTION WITH A TEST PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED BY TACOM. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE REQUIREMENTS EXISTS BETWEEN MIL-DTL-11891G AS IT IS WRITTEN AS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE AND THE TEST PLAN, THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEST PLAN SHALL GOVERN ANY QUALIFICATION DECISIONS. ANY SUCH DIFFERENCE SHALL BE RESOLVED BY AN AMENDMENT TO MIL-DTL-11891 AT A FUTURE DATE. THE PAD QUALIFICATION TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS/PROCEDURES: THE TEST VEHICLE WIL LBE AN M2 OR M3 BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE AT 64,375 POUNDS (PLUS OR MINUS 500 POUNDS) USING THE T157I TRACK PADS AS THE QUALIFYING HARDWARE. TESTING WILL BE MINIMUM OF 800 MILES TO THE OPERATIONAL MODE SUMMARY AT THE YUMA PROVING GROUND, LOCATED IN YUMA, ARIZONA.THE OPERATIONAL MODE SUMMARY CONSISTS OF 21% PAVED ROAD OPERATION, 45% GRAVEL, 17% LEVEL CROSS-COUNTRY, AND 17% HILLY CROSS-COUNTRY. THE CONTRACTORS' SYSTEMS WHICH MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE QUALIFIED FOR T157I BRADLEY TRACK PADS. THE TESTING IS SCHEDULED TO START ON OR ABOUT 1 JUNE 98 FOR WHICH EACH CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE 82 T157I PAD ASSEMBLIES, PLUS 68 SPARE T157I PADS, INCLUDING SELF-LOCKING NUT PN MS51943-44, FOR EACH COMPOUND THAT THEY WISH TO HAVE TESTED. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE 800 MILE PAD LIFE WITH NO MORE THAN 40% PAD FAILURES. TEST DETAILS, PROCESS CONTROL, AND PHYSICAL PROPERTY TEST REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CONTRACTORS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING IN THE VEHICLE QUALIFICATION TEST. ALL INTERESTED MANUFACTURERS WILL AGREE TO BE SUBJECT TO A FACILITY SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACTUAL ROAD TEST. THE SURVEY WILL BE HELD IN THE APRIL/MAY 98 TIMEFRAME. FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE LIMITED AND HAVE BEEN BASED ON A NUMBER OF ANTICIPATED RESPONSES. IF FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED, ANY ADDITIONAL COST WILL BE SHARED BY THE PARTICIPANTS ON A PRORATED BASIS. INTERESTED MANUFACTURERS SHOULD CONTACT THE U.S. ARMY TANK- AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND, ATTN: AMSTA-TR-E/BLUE (MS #270), WARREN, MI 48397-5000, NOT LATER THAN 18 MARCH 98. POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. DAN IWANICKI, TELEPHONE (810) 574-7462. SEE NOTE: N/A. ALL RESPONSIB LE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED . (0062)

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