ROBOTIC COMPBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) LIGHT (L) WITH TRANSPORT TRAILER -- VENDOR CONFERENCE ROBOTIC COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM (RCSS) LIGHT (L) WITH TRANSPORT TRAILER FOR THE UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE/SYSTEMS (UGV/S) JOINT PROJECT OFFICE -- Point of Contact: Kellie Craig, Contract Specialist, 256-842-7636 and Shirley Hill, Contracting Officer, (256) 842-7436. DESCRIPTION -- VENDOR CONFERENCE. The Unmanned Ground Vehicles/Systems Joint Project Office (UGV/S JPO) will host a vendor conference concerning the RCSS (L) W/Trailer system. The RCSS (L) features a rotary chain flail head as the primary attachment for the purpose of Anti-Personnel (AP) mine clearing and proofing; hand-held line-of-sight (LOS) radio using government-assigned radio frequency band; 24-volt electrical system; armor-capable protection; removable tracks; heavy-fuel engine; and attachable hydraulic and hand-operated construction tools including tamper, post picket driver, and wire shears. The UGV/S JPO will conduct an RCSS (L) vendor conference on 02-03 Mar 99, 9:00 A.M. -- 4:00 P.M. each day. The purpose of the conference is to allow contractor personnel who intend to bid on future RCSS (L) requirements to view existing representative hardware located at Building 3221, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. During the Vendor Conference, the UGV/S JPO will provide a "Draft" Specification of the RCSS (L) system and Level II Technical Data Package drawings of the current Flail Head design for information purposes only. Contractors will be allowed to photograph the existing hardware, take measurements, and view existing components. Representatives from the UGV/S JPO who have had "hands-on" experience with the representative prototype hardware system formerly known as the Product Improved Mini Flail will be available to field questions during the vendor conference. All questions and answers that can be provided during the vendor conference will be provided to all contractors who attend and, upon request, to contractors who do not attend. At no time during the vendor conference will sensitive acquisition information be provided to any contractor. All contractors who plan to attend the RCSS (L) conference should notify the Contracting Officer of their intention of attending this conference. All contractors planning to attend the RCSS (L) vendor conference will be responsible for obtaining individual clearances. Foreign Nationals will be excluded from participating in the RCSS (L) vendor conference. All contractors planning on participating in the conference must notify the Contracting Officer in writing on or before 19 Feb 99 of the number of employees attending, and the names and security clearances of those employees. Due to limited space at the UGV/S JPO, contractors attending the vendors conference are requested to limit the number of employees to not more than three individuals. Notification should be sent to the following address: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, ATTN: AMSAM-AC-SM-T/ Hill-Craig, Building 4488, Room C-141, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280. Contractors may fax the information to the Contracting Officer at facsimile (256) 955-6449, ATTN: Shirley Hill. Attendance at the vendors conference will be wholly at the contractors' expense. Contractors responding to this CBD announcement will not be reimbursed by the government nor will this provide any advantage/disadvantage to those who elect/elect not to respond. Posted 01/04/99 (W-SN284788).

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