U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

69 -- 16 EA BRADLEY ADVANCED TRAINING SYSTEM (BATS) SIMULATORS AND ONE RELOCATABLE SHELTER TO HOUSE A BATS UNIT, FROM UNITED DEFENSE L.P. SOL DAAE07-00-R-M053 POC Ken Sauter, Contract Specialist, (810) 574-7269; Rodney Gelhaus, Contracting Officer, (810) 574-7076 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer by e-mail:, gelhausr@tacom.army.mil. TACOM plans to use a single year, sole source firm fixed price contract to procure 16 each Bradley Advanced Training System (BATS) simulators and one relocatable shelter to house a BATS unit. BATS is a crew training devise for the Bradley Fighting Vehicles A3 Upgrade program. The focus of the BATS system is a gunnery training platform to support Bradley A3 vehicle fielding.Accordingly, it is important that the functionality available in the Bradley A3 vehicle platform being fielded be included in the BATS trainers. Another key capability for BATS is to provide gunnery skills training according to modern training practices currently being used or being developed by Bradley instuctional programs. The BATS must be fielded in time to allow soldiers to begin hands-on familiarization for the Bradley A3 vehicle using the same software as the vehicle, and high fidelity replicas of critical Soldier Machine Interface (SMI) components at the Commander's, Gunner's, and Driver's stations. As a secondary objective, the BATS crew trainer will pursue a variety of simulation applications, such as test rehearsal, maneuver, and procedural training. The BATS will replace the Conduct of Fire Trainer (COFT) and and the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT), which are earlier Bradley simulators. The BATS utilizes actual Bradley A3 vehicle software. The BATS was developed by United Defense L.P., the Bradley vehicle developer and ontractor. Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1), Justification: Item is available form only one source and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Interested sources for subcontracting opportunities should contact United Defense L.P., Ground Systems Division, York, Pennsylvania 17405-1512. No date has been established yet for receipt of proposal (estimated proposal sumission date June 00). All other questions contact the buyer/PCO via e-mail sauterk@tacom.army.mil or gelhausr@tacom.army.mil. Posted 03/24/00 (W-SN437870). (0084)

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