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

A -- MODIFICATION TO AUTOMATED CONCURRENT ENGINEERING SOFTWARE (ACES) SYSTEM FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDED (RTM) OF COMPOSITE AMMUNITION COMPONENTS SOL DAAE30-97-C-1041 DUE 040199 POC JEFFREY S. FLEMING, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, 973-724-5742 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/97C1041/97C1041.htm. E-MAIL: JEFFREY S. FLEMING, JFLEMING@PICA.ARMY.MIL. The US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) is contemplating a modification to continue the enhancement of the Automated Concurrent Engineering Software (ACES) System for Resin Transfer Molded (RTM) of composite Ammunition components. The modification will be a five-year effort to validate the functionality of the prototypical virtual environment, developed under FY97-98 funding. The effort will continue incorporating a life-cycle analysis module within ACES, initiate the knowledge acquisition phase for transfer molding, complete the knowledge acquisition and continue the development phases of the thermoplastic tape lay-up process module for ammunitions components with ACES. In addition, initiate work on ACES software system architecture required to support complex multi-component multi-process weapon systems. ARDEC intends to award a modification to the sole source contract DAAE30-97-C-1041 to Design & Manufacturing Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ 07030. Facsimile responses are not acceptable. Responses shall be addressed to US Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC-H Bldg. 9, Jeffrey S. Fleming, Picatinny Arsenal NJ, 07806-5000. Responses shall be received 15 calender days from the date of this synopsis. See numbered Note 22. Posted 03/18/99 (D-SN309933). (0077)

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