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

95 -- METAL INJECTION MOLDED FINS FOR M829E3, 120MM CARTRIDGE SOL DAAE30-98-R-0607 DUE 042398 POC Louis Mondello, Jr., Contracting Officer, (973) 724-3104 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/procacts.htm. E-MAIL: Teresa M. Leap, tleap@pica.army.mil. On behalf of the Program Manager -- Tank Main Armament Systems (PM-TMAS), the US Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC) intends to solicit for Metal Injection Molding (MIM) of fins for the M829E3 APFSDS-T 120mm Cartridge made of 17-4 stainless steel in accordance with Government provided drawings. The current generation of Kinetic Energy (KE) tank ammunition using an aluminum alloy fin to provide stability during flight. Since the fin must pass through an igniting propellant bed and because of frictional heat during flight, the fins must be hard coat anodized to survive this environment. It is believed that future generations of tank ammunition will necessitate a change in fin material from low melting temperature aluminum to a medium strength, higher melting point material such as steel. The contractual effort will be broken into three distinct tasks; definition of MIM processing parameters, MIM processing optimization and limited rate production estimated at 230 fins. ACQUISITION STREAMLINING PROCEDURES will include posting of a draft and the formal Request for Proposal (RFP) on ARDEC's "PROCNet" website located at http://procnet.pica.army.mil. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CONSIDERATIONS include the intent, insofar as practicable, of conducting this acquisition electronically, with minimum actual paper. However, in the event paper submissions are requested or become unavoidable, submit to: Ms. Teresa Leap, US Army TACOM-ARDEC, Acquisition Center, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-PC-F, Bldg. 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. See numbered Note 26. (0098)

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