Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

A -- COMPACT KINETIC ENERGY MISSILE (CKEM) SOL DAAH01-00-R-RB01 DUE 012700 POC Kyle Samples,Contract Specialist (256) 876-5326; Patsy C. Garrison, Contracting Officer (256) 842-7406 Title: Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) SOL BAA DAAH0100-R-RB01. POC: Contract Specialist, Mr. Kyle Samples, (256) 876-5326, e-mail: sample-kk@redstone.army.mil, Contracting Officer, Ms. Patsy Garrison, (256) 842-7406, e-mail: garrison-pc@redstone.army.mil, AMSAM-AC-RD-BC. Technical POC: Mr. George Snyder, AMSAM-RD-PS/Propulsion & Structures Directorate, (256) 876-3483 email: George.Snyder@redstone.army.mil. Any questions submitted should be e-mailed so that the message is received by all three of these points of contact. The Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) is soliciting proposals for the Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) technology demonstration program. CKEM will be the next generation hypervelocity missile, which is smaller, lighter and faster than the current generation kinetic energy missile, but still capable of providing overwhelming lethality against advanced armor and capable of defeating Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) 1-3 and next-generation threat Active Protection Systems (APS). CKEM will also be capable of defeating highly maneuverable rotor-wing aircraft. The CKEM weapon system is planned to be incorporated into the Future Combat Vehicle (FCV), heavy ground platforms, and rotary wing platforms. The CKEM development program will run from years FY00-FY05 in two phases with two options in Phase I, only. The Phase I period, from FY00-FY04, is structured with two separate and parallel segments. One segment focuses on system development and includes the concept studies, system design and integration testing necessary to resolve critical system design and performance issues. The second segment, under a separate contracting action, focuses on technology and component development, and includes development of the fundamental technologies necessary to achieve the CKEM objectives, as well as the incorporation of those technologies into components that are designed and demonstrated to meet established performance and flight qualification requirements. During the System Development Segment, selected sources will perform the 6 month Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) System Concept Definition Study contract(s) with a follow-on option (Option 1) for a 24 month System Design and Analysis, and a second follow-on option (Option 2) for an 18 month Critical Issue and Risk Assessment. The objective of the CKEM System Concept Definition Study contract(s) is to explore alternative missile concepts to determine the most promising approach to meeting the CKEM goals and to translate the selected concept(s) into quantitative subsystem and component performance requirements that will establish the objectives for the Technology and Component Development Segment. Under Phase I, Segment I, Option 1, the design of the selected concept(s) would be matured and refined to reflect the results of Technology and Component Development Segment and to be compatible with FCV and other platform development efforts. Under Phase I, Segment I, Option 2, sufficient subsystem fabrication and integration testing would be performed to provide a basis for determining risk and achievable performance, including lethality and countermeasure robustness versus missile sizing. The CKEM Technology and Component Development, Segment 2 of Phase I, will be a separately funded effort comprised of fundamental technology development in industry and academia and Government laboratories. This segment will focus on issues already identified and on requirements generated by the CKEM System Concept Definition Study contract(s). Due to the length of this announcement, this BAA announcement is continued in another announcement. Posted 12/22/99 (W-SN410826). (0356)

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