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

13 -- SYSTEM TECHNICAL SUPPORT, M919 (APFSDS-T) 25MM CARTRIDGE SOL DAAE30-99-R-0406 DUE 082699 POC George M. Chavis, Contract Specialist, AMSTA-AR-PC-D, (973) 724-4496 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/99R0406/99R0406.htm. E-MAIL: George M. Chavis, gchavis@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, has a requirement for System Technical Support (STS) for the M919 Armor Piercing, Fin Stabilized, Discarding Sabot with Trace (APFSDS-T) 25MM Cartridge. The technical services will include engineering, failure analysis, process and product improvement, small-scale manufacturing of components and/or M919 cartridges, and a wide range of ballistic tests. The technical services cited above require a valid license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a complete and thorough knowledge of all the intricacies of the design, manufacture and function of the current M919 configuration. The anticipated release date of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is 26 July 1999. The government intends to make a sole-source award to PRiMEX Technologies, Inc., Marion, Illinois, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A)(SEE NUMBERED Note 22). The point of contact for this action is Mr. George M. Chavis, AMSTA-AR-PC-D, (973) 724-4496, e-mail: [gchavis@pica.army.mil]. Posted 07/12/99 (D-SN352871). (0193)

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