U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED CERAMIC ARMOR PROTECTION TECHNOLOGIES SOL DAAE07-99-R-L007 DUE 052699 POC Ms. Evonne Robertson [810] 574-7860 WEB: Click here to visit the TACOM Acquisition Center website, www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Evonne Robertson, the Contract, robertse@tacom.army.mil. The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command-Warren (TACOM-Warren) will be issuing Requests for Proposal (RFP) for the acquisition of continued development of advanced ceramic armor protection technologies. This effort is part of the TARDEC Science and Technology Objective (STO) to develop virtual prototyping to reduce armor weight in combat vehicles and still provide adequate protection to defeat threats. The objectives of the effort are for the contractor to furnish, as required by the Scope of Work: (1) A theoretical formulation for off center ceramic armor tile ballistic impacts (2) A computer software for layered ceramic material design and analysis (3) Controlled ballistic experiments on layered ceramic materials (4) Analytical and numerical results evaluations of center and off center impacts. This will be acquired on a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF). The entire contractual effort shall be completed within thirty-nine (39) months after date of contract award. Any proposal received asa result of this synopsis will be evaluated for possible competition. The proposed contract is sole source; TACOM will issue a follow-on contract with DOW Chemical Company of Midland, Michigan for continued development of advanced ceramic armor protection technologies. As of 15 March 1999, solicitations will be issued in electronic format only. Solicitations will be posted to our web site at http://www.tacom.army.mil/acqcen/. All solicitations issued on or after 1 April 1999 will require offerors to submit offers paperlessly; only electronic format will be accepted. Contractors will be required to submit their responses in one of the following electronic mediums: via 100 megabyte Zip*-disk, e-mail, 3 1/2-inch disk, or 650 megabyte CD ROM. Offers/bids are to be emailed to Offers@tacom.army.mil. Do not e-mail offers to the Buyer. The subject line of email submissions must read "Offer- [Solicitation Number], Closes [Closing Date]. Maximum size of e-mailed offers shall not exceed 3.5 megabytes. Compressed files must be self-extracting and have appropriate instructions to open. Hard copy responses will not be accepted. Please make sure this agency has been furnished with the following additional information: The SF33 cover sheet filled out, CAGE, Company Name, DUNS Number, and the email address where you would like the notice sent. All offerors must be registered in the Central Contract Registry prior to receiving any award. See the website http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccragent/plsql/ccr.welcome for information on how to register. The estimated release date of RFP DAAE07-99-R-L007 is 26 April 1999 and the estimated closing date for Receipt of Proposals is 26 May 1999. Numbered Notes 22 and 26 apply. *Registered trademarks Posted 04/12/99 (W-SN318226). (0102)

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