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

13 -- SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT; M919 APFSDS-T 25MM CARTRIDGE SOL DAAE30-99-R-0406 DUE 031799 POC Mr. George M. Chavis, AMSTA-AR-PC-D, (973) 724-4496 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/030219990/030219990.htm. E-MAIL: Mr. George M. Chavis, gchavis@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, has a requirement for engineering System Technical Support (STS) to support the production of the M919 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Tracer (APFSDS-T) 25mm Cartridges. The engineering technical services required include process and product improvement analysis, failure analysis, manufacture and ballistic testing. A thorough knowledge of all the detailed intricacies of the current M919 design, manufacture and function is also required. The M919 uses a low-level radioactive penetrator (Depleted Uranium) and is manufactured in accordance with a top-level drawing and performance specification, unique to a PRiMEX Technologies, Inc., M919 design. The government intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract to PRiMEX Technologies, Inc., Marion, Illinois. Interested sources (for subcontracting opportunities or otherwise) must possess a valid license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Please be advised that this is not a request for the submission of offers or proposals; no contract award will be made as a result of this notice. Interested parties are highly encouraged to provide information relative to engineering approaches, analysis techniques, description of facilities and capabilities, catalogues and/or brochures, and provide a point of contact for questions. The U.S. Army encourages electronic responses to this notice by using methods such as "e-mail." Responses to this market survey shall be submitted no later than fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of this notice to: Commander, U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, ATTN: Mr. Alan N. Cohen, AMSTA-AR-CCL-C, Bldg. B-65N, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 07806-5000, (973) 724-4371 (e-mail: acohen@pica.army.mil). Posted 03/02/99 (D-SN303962). (0061)

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