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

A -- PERFORM SURVEY NANO SIZED MATERIALS SOL DAAE30-99-Q-0411 DUE 062299 POC Bella M. Iwanicki, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-3841 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99Q0411/99Q0411.htm. E-MAIL: Bella M. Iwanicki, iwanicki@pica.army.mil. A -- Perform a wordwide survey of industry, academia/commercial consortiums that are successfully utilizing nano sized metal particles. Identify the process currently utilized to manufacture, mix and store this new class of materials for future Army requirements. These energetic materials are classified as Metastable Intermolecular Composites (MIC)Program. Identify if unique and/or exclusive manufacturing facility is required. Survey who are the current and emerging worldwide commercial users for these new generation of materials called nanocrystallines, nanostructures, nano sized particles or ultra fine powders metals. Identify what processes and facilities are commercially used to furnish these ultra fine powders today, in five, ten and fifteen years. See Note 22. Posted 06/22/99 (D-SN345711). (0173)

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