U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER, AMSSC-AD, NATICK, MA 01760-5011

42 -- SOLE SOURCE: LINE CHARGES FOR TEST UNDER MILITARY OPERATIONS URBAN TERRAIN -- ADVANCED CONCEPT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (MOUT -- ACTD) SOL W13G07-8120-6001 POC Contract Specialist JEFFREY BALDWIN (508) 233-5920 (Site Code DAAN02) SOLE SOURCE -- The U.S. Army Soldier System Command (SSCOM) has a requirement to further evaluate a specific type of mine detection and clearing device as a part of the Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) excursion for Rapid Force Projection Insertion (RFPI) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration. This particular item is called the Man Portable Line Charge System. The product is sold by Ensign-Bickford Company (660 Hopmeadow Street Simsbury, CT 06070). The system can detect and detonate mines both at the surface (trip wire types and others) and sub-surface (pressure sensitive) levels of an area. This item is unique because it is the only known man-portable (one man can carry it) device that can be implemented from a safe distance/under cover away mines and instantly (once fired from safe position) detect and detonate mines on the surface of the ground and sub-surface (pressure sensitive) mines. The system is lighter than conventional systems and is most effective in that it clears an areaapproximately 1 meter around the landing point. The Dismounted Battlespace Battle Lab (DBBL) at Ft.Benning will integrate these items into a July 98 MOUT/RFPI ACTD excursion in order to get more visibility and input from potential users. DBBL will also experiment with these to identify/verify the system capabilities and to look at other issues under the previous MOUT ACTD experiments. Additional information about the MOUT program requirements can be found at the MOUT website, yorktown.dc.isx.com/mout/index.html. Anyone wishing to inquire about this announcement further should contact Jeff Baldwin, for contractual matters, and David Querim for technical matters. Mr. Baldwin may be reached at telephone (508) 233-5920, fax (508) 233-5286, or E-mail "jbaldwin@natick-amed02.army.mil" Mr.Querim may be reached at (508) 233-4313, fax (508) 233-4358, or E-mail "dquerim@natick-amed02.army.mil" Responses to this announcement are due no later than 3 June 1998. (0139)

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