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

A -- ENHANCED ACCURACY MEDIUM CALIBER WEAPON SYSTEM SOL DAA-30-Q-BAA1 DUE 052499 POC Bonnie Holland, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2005 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/Q-ABAA1/Q-ABAA1.htm. E-MAIL: Bonnie Holland, bholland@pica.army.mil. This notice is Broad Agency Announcement DAA30-Q-BAA1 in support of The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC ). Proposals are solicited for novel concepts for an Enhanced Accuracy Medium Caliber Weapon System (EAMCWS). The goal of the program is to explore system concepts that could be the basic for a weapon system that would support the U.S. Army s Lightweight Future Combat Vehicle (FCV) variants projected for the 2010-2015 time frame. In addition, concepts for performing force protection for early entry forces will be examined. It is currently expected that the FCV will utilize missiles for engagement with main battle tanks and that the EAMCWS would be utilized against all other targets including; Light Armored Vehicles, infantry, ATGM s, rockets, cruise missiles, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, top attack munitions and close in defense against tanks. Clean sheet of paper approaches to obtaining enhanced performance will be considered that are innovative and novel, including maneuverable projectiles, rapid gun slewing, autonomously controlled firing, multiple guns, and target specific types of ammo, if they offer a high pay off. Proposed concepts must be low cost ($100 -- $1,000 per round in production quantities) and reduce system life cycle cost by reducing the number of rounds required to destroy a target through the improved performance of the system. Medium caliber for this effort is defined as 25mm to 60mm. Interested sources will be required to submit a concept description that provides sufficiently detailed technical information to permit the reviewers to evaluate the proposed systems. The offeror shall assess the applicability of the proposed concepts/technology to one or more of the following applications: (1) Future Combat Vehicle Medium Caliber Gun (Relevant target s for this application include medium to light armored ground vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles, dismounted personnel, bunkers, MOUT targets, UAV s and helicopters.) Ranges up to 5 km are of interest for this application. (2) Force Protection (Relevant targets for this application include primarily artillery rockets and projectiles, and secondarily fixed aircraft and cruise missiles.) Ranges of interest for this application are 1-10 km. (3) Self-protection (For this application the host platform would employ and agile gun to achieve high slew rates and response times versus targets that include RPGs, ATGMs, HEAT rounds, top-attack munitions, artillery rockets and anti-radiation missiles.) Ranges of 100-500m are of interest for this application. (4) Other Applications (Other applications may be suggested by the offeror.) If selected for an award the contractor will provide the Government with a Contract Summary Report, in the Contractor s format, that is sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to perform an engineering evaluation of the concepts. The Contract period of performance: 60 days for completion of all tasks. Multiple awards are anticipated on a Firm Fixed Price Basis. The estimated level of funding expected per award is $20,000. Proposals are due on the 24 May 1999 at 1:00 P.M. local time. Proposals will be submitted in electronic format using MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point compatible formats. Each part shall be as brief as possible, consistent with complete submission. The suggested length for the technical proposal is 10-20 pages as follows: The cover page of the proposal should include the title, name and telephone number for the principal point of contact (both technical and contractual), and any other information that identify the proposal. The cover page should also contain the proprietary data disclosure statement, if applicable as well as the proposal price. The Technical Proposal should address the following: (1) Technical Concept/Approach: In this section, offerors should provide as much technical detail and analysis as is necessary or useful to support the technical approach and development they are proposing. If theofferor has a new and creative solution to the problem(s), that solution should be presented in this evaluation. The preferred technical approach should be described in as much detail as is necessary or useful to establish confidence in the approach and enable thorough evaluation. (2) Understanding the Problem: A successful program cannot be conducted without a complete understanding of the larger technology picture and intended end application. The proposal must convey an understanding of the problems or limitations of the system under development and the intended application. This can be accomplished by citing previous attempts to solve similar problems and their subsequent shortcomings. A general discussion of how the proposed approach will overcome these shortcomings should be included for comparison purposes. Additionally, an overall summary of the technical issues addressed by this proposal. A program plan can be included to present an orderly progression of the issues to be addressed. Basis for award,evaluation factors and approach: Awards will be made to those offerors whose proposal represents the best value to the government as reflected by the evaluation criteria established below. The government will weigh the relative benefit of each proposal, and awards will be made based on merit rating, with the merit rating being significantly more important then price. The Contracting Officer will perform an integrated assessment of the merit rating & price in making the source selection decision. Under best value, the government reserves the right to award contracts to other than the lowest priced offeror or to other than highest technically rated offeror. Each proposal will be evaluated by a team of Government Engineers who will assign a numerical rating based on their assessment of the offerors proposed concept approach. The ratings received for the evaluation factors described below will be combined into a merit rating. Price will be evaluated for reasonableness. Price will not be scored. If merit ratings are equal, price could become determining factor. Each of the areas and factors identified below are listed in order of importance: Technical Concept/Approach Understanding the Problem Any resulting contracts will contain appropriate FAR and DOD FAR Supplement clauses (and any implementation thereof) appropriate for the type of contract. Proposals shall be sent to Bonnie Holland, EMAIL ADDRESS bholland@pica.army.mil by 24 May l999 at 1:00 P.M. local time, POC for this action is Bonnie Holland, Contract Specialist, area code 973-724-2005, or Philip F. Grottendick, Contracting Officer, area code 973-724-2854. Posted 05/13/99 (D-SN331109). (0133)

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