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

A -- FUTURE DIRECT SUPPORT WEAPON SYSTEM TESTBED DEVELOPMENT SOL DAAE30-99-R-0315 DUE 070199 POC Sandy Chisholm, Contract Specialist, FAX: 973-724-4524, schishol@pica.army.mil WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99R0315/99R0315.htm. E-MAIL: Sandy Chisholm, schishol@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, has a requirement for the design, integration, and fabrication of an ER fluid recoil control mechanism for a 155mm towed howitzer testbed, as well as the design of a lightweight structure using isogrid technology for construction by the Government of a new 155mm howitzer testbed. This procurement will be on a sole-source basis to General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Ct, San Diego, CA 92121-1194, pursuant to the authority of 10 USC 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of cost to the Government which cannot be recovered through competition. This action will be accomplished by means of a modified form of alpha contracting: No solicitation will be prepared; a model contract will be initiated by the Government and developed through a teaming approach with General Atomics.The initial SOW and Contract Data Requirements List will be posted at the TACOM-ARDEC website, http://procnet.pica.army.mil on or about 1 June 1999. No paper copies will be provided. See Notes 22 and 26. Posted 05/17/99 (D-SN332339). (0137)

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