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59 -- BALLISTIC FIRING TEST SETS FOR THE 2.75 INCH HYDRA 70 ROCKET SYSTEM SOL DAAE30-99-R-0204 DUE 031999 POC Patricia A. Regelski, Contracting Officer (973)724-3832 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99R0204/99R0204.htm. E-MAIL: Mary Lou Desseaux, mdess@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC) intends to issue a Sole Source Contract to Intertek Laboratories, Warren, NJ 07059 to procure two Ballistic Firing Test Sets(BFTS) for use when firing 2.75 in. HYDRA 70 Rockets. The BFTS will fire rockets with remote set fuzes (M439/M433) and impact fuzes. The BFTS will utilize the latest technology in the Army s current Rocket Management System XM147, Part No.12011877. The BFTS is used for ground firings during engineering, First Article and Lot Acceptance Testing (LAT) of 2.75 Inch Rockets. The BFTS is based on the Helicopter located XM147 Rocket Management System (RMS). The Government owns the Technical Data Package (TDP) for the XM147 RMS, but the software is proprietary to the XM147 producer. The RMS consists of display unit in the cockpit and two outboard units for the two rocket launchers. Each BFTS will use one display unit (DU) and two operational units (OU) and this duplicates the helicopter based RMS system. This field configured BFTS will also have features for Umbilical Continuity Testing and monitoring equipment for field usage (oscilloscope and camera). The system will be housed in two (2) portable metal enclosure carrying cases. Information regarding this action can be accessed at http://procnet.pica.army.mil. Note 22 and 26 apply. Posted 02/19/99 (D-SN300164). (0050)

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