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

A -- FUTURE TANK MAIN ARMAMENT PROGRAM SOL DAAE30-00-R-0610 DUE 031500 POC Patricia Hulvey, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-2177 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/022920002/022920002.htm. E-MAIL: Patricia Hulvey, phulvey@pica.army.mil. This is a Sources Sought/Market Survey notice to determine if there are any qualified sources with extensive knowledge of the M1 Series Tanks and all product improvements to the Abrams vehicles who can conduct a research, development and tank integration effort in support of the Future Tank Main Armament Program. The contractor will manage and conduct a two-year work effort in specific gun and ammunition technologies for integration into the Abrams Tanks and for possible inclusion in the current tank fleets of France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The contractor must possess complete technical knowledge of the design, integration and manufacturing of the M1A2 and M1A2 SEP variants of the Abrams tank series (including on-going development of the M1A2 SEP). The government does not have access to all of the data required and cannot provide it. Consequently, prospective sources must demonstrate that they have access to all tank M1A1/M1A2 technical data, including both hardware and software. The contractor will be required to work with national contractors and government organizations of the European nations. The contractor will be required to have proprietary data/data exchange agreements with Rheinmetall, GIAT and Royal Ordnance. A contract award is anticipated by June 2000, with contract efforts beginning immediately upon award. It will not be necessary for each nation's contractor to conduct work on all technical work packages; however, all work packages must be completed by the combined efforts of the three contractor teams. Any responsible/interested sources shall submit their qualifications and capabilities, including specialized experience in gun and ammunition technology efforts on the Abrams Tank, within fifteen (15) days of this notice via electronic submission, either by floppy disk, mailed to: Commander, U.S. Army, ARDEC, ATTN: Patricia Hulvey, AMSTA-CM-CPF, Building 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 or via email to phulvey@pica.army.mil. Include company name, address, telephone number, technical point of contact, item nomenclature, item description, brochure/literature. All information is to be furnished at NO COST nor obligation to the government. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the government to issue a solicitation. Posted 02/29/00 (D-SN429746). (0060)

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