U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, Attn: AMSIO-ACA-R, Bldg. 350, 5th Floor, Rock Island, IL 61299-6000

A -- RESOURCE RECOVERY AND REUTILIZATION POC Contact: Mark Dorr (309) 782-7099, Contact: MAJ Roger Morin (973) 724-2090 DESC: Resource Recovery -- Obsolete/Excess High-Explosives Projectile (HEP) Ammunition M123/M123A1. The IOC and PM TMAS are conducting a market survey to identify potential sources interested in pursuing an innovative arrangement involving the demilitarization, recovery and conversion of excess and/or obsolete M123/M123A1 munitions into products of established commercial value. The arrangement should maximize the potential commercial and/or military value of such assets with the value of recoverable work returned to the IOC and/or PM-TMAS as real capital or consideration towards the life cycle management of tank ammunition. The IOC and PM are considering making approximately 30,000 165mm M123A1 HE Projectiles located world-wide available for the pursuit of this arrangement. This munition contains approximately 36 pounds of Composition A3 (91% RDX, 9% Desensitizing Wax: MIL-W-20553) or A4 (97% RDX, 3% Desensitizing Wax) Pressed load, or a mixture of Compositions A3 an A6 (86% RDX, 14% Wax) based on the laoding procedure used to process the round. In the mixed round, A3 is 55.6% of the 36 pound main charge weight. The munition also contains over 22 pounds of carbon steel, 2.12 pounds of M2 double-base propellant and an M73 electric igniter with 60 -- 70 grains of black powder. The IOC and PM-TMAS are seeking responses that may involve any type of legally permissible arrangement, including but not limited to a Procurement Contact, Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). Cooperative Agreement (CA), Other Transaction for Research (OT), Other Transaction for Proptype Projects, Lease, Sale or Exchange. Potential industry partners are requested to submit a written response expressing possible approaches to achieving these objectives to both Mr. Mark Dorr of IOC and MAJ Roger Morin of TMAS. Their addresses are below. The response should address: 1. Description of the participant's general experience in the technical fields of tank ammunition, munitions demilitarization, and the conversion of demilitarized munitions components into viable commercial products. 2. Description of the participant's technical and business plan to convert the prososed tank munitions into viable commercial products that will generate sufficient assets to cover the cost of the demilitarization an recovery activities. 3. Potential benefits of this arrangement to the participant's business -- current and future. No proprietary information should accompany the response to this offer. Only written responses will be accepted. All information is to be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government. This is a sources sought notice only. Requests for military specifications and/or technical information should be forwarded to either Mr. Mark Dorr at IOC, PH (309) 782-7099, or MAJ Roger Morin at PM-TMAS, Ph. (973) 724-2090. Their addresses are in the OFFADD above. Due date for a response is 11 February 1999. Posted 01/08/99 (W-SN286368). (0008)

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