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

R -- ASSESSING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE TIME PROGRAM SOL DAAE30-00-R-0801 DUE 012100 POC Magda Szymanski, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-3066 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00R0801/00R0801.htm. E-MAIL: Magda M. Szymanski, mszyman@pica.army.mil. A study is required to assess the applicability of the Totally Integrated Munitions Enterprise (TIME) program s tools and concepts to improve the integration of all aspects of the US Army s Crusader program s manufacturing enterprise. This effort will done concurrently by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design (BMAED) study to evaluate the TIME program against the recommendations found in two NAS/National Research Council (NCR) reports. The results of the BMAED study will be reviewed for the US Army s Crusader program. The US Army intends to solicit and negotiate with National Research Council, Washington, DC. This contract action is based on the authority of 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies and services will satisfy agency requirements . This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. See Note 22. Posted 01/24/00 (A-SN418333). (0024)

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