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

A -- LIGHTWEIGHT GROUND MOUNT DUE 102299 POC Bonnie Holland, Contract Specialist, 973-724-2005 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/092219994/092219994.htm. E-MAIL: Bonnie Holland, bholland@pica.army.mil. This is a Market Survey in support of the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command(TACOM), Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC). The M122 Tripod, including Traverse and Elevation (T&E)attachment is incompatible with the M249 MG with a 200 round ammunition container attached un- less an adapter is used. Additionally, the M122 with pintle and T&E weigh more than 18 pounds. The US Army has identified a need for a lightweight ground mount with the ability to mount both the M240B 7.62mm medium machinegun and the M249 5.56mm squad automatic weapon in the machinegun role without the use of adapters. The U.S. Army ARDEC is seeking information on innovative concepts for a Light- weight Ground Mount with the following characteristics: 1) An integrated T&E mechanism with an integral elevation and azimuth position indicator and weapon pointing capability with 1 mil fine adjustment. A self-contained unit that provides position (elevation and azimuth)display is desired. 2)A T&E that allows for rapid and bold adjustment. T&E display provides weapon elevation and azimuth during bold adjustments. 3) A mount capable of being folded, collapsed or otherwise reduced in size, without disassemble, into a compact package for storage and transporting during Airborne operations. Overall mount length less than the M122 when folded/collapsed for transport. 4) Have a geometry that takes advantage of the full range and versatility of the M240B and M249 weapons, and allows the weapon to maintain consistent elevation/depresion throughout the full range of weapon traverse. 5) The gound mount must be able to mount both the M240B and M249 in ground mount applications without the need for adapters. Interested firms should submit leterature/brochures describing their concepts in electronic format using MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power Point compatible formates to Bonnie Holland, EMAIL address bholland@pica.army.mil by 22 October 1999 at 3:00 PM local time. POC for this action is Bonnie Holland, Contract Specialist, Area Code 973-724-2005. This is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. If a formal solicitation is generated at a later date, a solicitation notice will be published. Respondents should submit appropriate information within 30 days from date of this publication. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. Telephone requests are not acceptable. Posted 09/22/99 (D-SN383120). (0265)

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