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

13 -- NON-TOXIC PROJECTILE ALTERNATIVES FOR 7.62MM BALL AND TRACER PROJECTILE CORES/CARTRIDGES DUE 041599 POC Jack McDonough,Contract Specialist, 973-724-4049 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/031119991/031119991.htm. E-MAIL: Jack McDonough, jmcdon@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center has a requirement for a commercial or non developmental 7.62mm Ball and Tracer cartridge manufactured with lead-free, non-toxic projectiles components. Ammunition is intended for service use and should provide a level of performance requirements comparable to the current M80 Ball and M62 Tracer rounds. If complete cartridges are supplied with the projectile cores they should be functionally compatible with military 7.62mm weapon systems including machine gun and rifle without requiring weapon modifications or ancillary equipment. Cartridges must present no unusual risks or hazards to the user. All projectiles must be free of toxic materials. Information on lead encapsulated projectiles need not be submitted. All interested sources may submit infor- mation on their product with company name, telephone number and technical point of contact. Product information should include, projectile weight, and composition of projectile components and production status. Samples may be submitted with the product information. Information on complete cartridge should include ballistic data such as peak pressure, velocity and dispersion, if available. Respondents should submit their data to the above address no later than Apr-15-99. Posted 03/11/99 (D-SN307571). (0070)

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