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

A -- NEW FAMILY OF HIGH ENERGY/DENSITY TPE BASED GUN PROPELLANTS SOL DAAE30-99-Q-1032 DUE 031599 POC MAGDA SZYMANSKI, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, (973) 724-3066 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99Q1032/99Q1032.htm. E-MAIL: Magda M. Szymanski, mszyman@pica.army.mil. The following services are required: (1) develop a high energy/density TPE based gun propellant for improve performance, low vulnerability and good mechanical properties at hot and cold temperatures; (2) eliminate process solvents in the manufacture of the new family of TPE based gun propellants; (3) eliminate the use of environmentally hazardous or toxic ingredients in the manufacture of the new family of TPE based gun propellants. The US Army intends to solicit and negotiate with Aerojet Company, Sacramento, California. This contract action is based on the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements". This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. See Note 22. Posted 02/17/99 (D-SN299032). (0048)

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