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

A -- CRUSADER EMD/LRIP DUE 112098 POC Robert C. Wisser, Contracting Officer -- Phone 973-724-4108 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/102919989/102919989.htm. E-MAIL: Robert C. Wisser, rwisser@pica.army.mil. The Army is issuing this market survey notice for the Crusader program as it prepares to move from the Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase to the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP)phases of the program. The Army is interested in determining if: (a)there is an existing system (non-developmental item) capable of meeting the Crusader requirements, or (b)there is a contractor capable of leveraging the existing design information developed during the PDRR phase of the program and iterating on that design to meet the EMD and LRIP objectives of the program. The Crusader system consists of two vehicles; the XM2001, 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and the XM 2002, Resupply Vehicle (RSV). The Crusader System is being developed using a Single Objective Development Path approach which reduces or eliminates the designing and development of assets which are not part of the evolutionary progression to the Objective system. The primary objectives of the EMD phase are to mature the design approach into a stable, interoperable, producible, supportable and cost effective design; validate the manufacturing/ production process; demonstrate system capabilities through testing and deliver 8 prototypes. The LRIP phase will initially start as the EMD phase is completed with the results from the tests and design fixes incorporated into the vehicles as upgrades. LRIP is planned to be three single year buys for quantities of 31, 57, and 90 respectively. The program has the first unit equipped scheduled for FY05. The proposed acquisition strategy is to have a single system contractor responsible for the entire system with the Government support provided on a case by case basis where it can be demonstrated as the most cost effective solution for the Army. The system must meet the following Key Performance Parameters (KPP): (1) 10-12 rounds per minute rate of fire; (2) 40-50 km max range; (3) 12 minutes or less resupply of SPH by RSV (60 rounds plus propellant); (4)39-48 kph cross country speed; (5) 67-78 kph highway speed. Additional required parameters include but are not limited to accuracy, payloads, survivability, reliability, crew size, weight, multiple rounds simultaneous impact (MRSI), gap crossing, tube wear life, etc. This notice is for planning purposes only. There will not be any Request for Proposal (RFP) issued as a result of this notice, nor will the Government pay for any information received. Interested parties are requested to provide adequated information to substantiate that their product/capability meets the Army's requirements. If this information is not adequate to substantiate that the requirements are met, the Government reserves the right to request additional information. No basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of this notice or Government use of information received as a result of this notice. The Government reserves the rignt to reject in whole, or part, any industry input as a result of this notice. Posted 10/29/98 (D-SN266602). (0302)

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