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

A -- TOTALLY INTEGRATED MUNITIONS ENTERPRISE (TIME).UPDATING THE ARMY'S MUNITIONS MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY. SOL DAAE30-99-R-0800 DUE 122398 POC Sonya Rappoport, Contract Specialist, 973 724-2775 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/112319982/112319982.htm. E-MAIL: Sonya Rappoport, srappop@pica.army.mil. The U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources to proceed into the next phase of the Totally Integrated Munitions Enterprise (TIME) that is currently underway. The TIME project is focused on updating the Army s munitions manufacturing capability that is now mired in dedicated production lines capable of manufacturing only a limited range of products. TIME is taking advantage of quantum improvements that are now available in manufacturing and control. The core of such improvement is the prove-out and application of an Open Modular Architect Controller (OMAC) developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) to assure tight, continuous, life cycle management control of all elements of the production process including raw materials, production, inspection, and logistics in a most agile manner. Respondees should have current production experience with energetic materials and be familiar with production control systems, electrical and mechanical robots, CAD/CAE/CAM, and advanced communication systems. It is anticipated that the next phase of the TIME program will use the LLNL-developed OMAC to expand its capability and demonstrate its use, establish a series of CAD/CAE/CAM simulations with concurrent viewing from a minimum of two locations with remote access to toolsets involving the design and manufacture of selected components, demonstrate an OMAC-compliant controller and concurrent communications for munitions at selected locations and demonstrate that a lathe can be operated remotely from another city, establish electronics part toolsets for multi-chip modules to be developed for manufacturing, establish mechanical toolsets for assembly operations and interfaces for other selected enterprise systems, review the needs of the contractor-owned and Government-owned munitions manufacturing base, and establish a web-based product data management system. There will be a 2:1 cost sharing of Government-contractor funding. Such contractor funding may be in-kind labor, facilities, materials, or other selected means. Interested companies are encouraged to submit their responses and ideas to the Contract Specialist. This notice is not a request for proposal. Participation in this market survey will not affect a company s position during any future solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this market survey or otherwise pay for the information provided. No basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this market survey or Government use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. See Note 25. Posted 11/23/98 (D-SN273994). (0327)

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