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

A -- FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE CAPAABILITIES OF THE RADIAL SHAPED CHARGED (RSC) ACTIVE PROTECTION COUNTER MEASURE (AP-CM) DEVICE DESIGNS SOL DAAE07-00-R-L013 DUE 052200 POC Ms. Janet L. Gray (810) 574-7273 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the buyer by e-mail, grayj@tacom.army.mil. DESC: The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command-Warren (TACOM-Warren) will be issuing a sole source Request for Proposal (RFP) to Chang Industry Inc. to further investigate the capabilities of Radial Shaped Charged (RSC) Active Protection Counter Measure (AP-CM) device designs. This acquisition will provide for testing against real static and dynamic threat projectiles and require the gathering of more detailed test results data. Field test sensor subsystems will be used to provide more accurately timed triggering and aiming of the RSC AP-CM device effects. This effort will enhance and is a follow on to testing currently being performed. This requirement will be acquired as a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) modification to Contract DAAE07-99-C-L062 with Chang Industry Inc., LaVerne, CA. The period of performance for this effort shall be eighteen (18) months from date of award. This requirement will be solicited by letter. Issuance of a formal solicitation is not anticipated. While this RFP is being issued on a sole source basis, any interested parties may request a copy of the letter RFP by sending an e-mail request to grayj@tacom.army.mil. All solicitations issued on or after 1 Apr 1999 require offerors to submit offers paperless: only electronic format will be accepted. Contractors will be required to submit their response in one of the following electronic mediums: via 100 megabyte Zip*-disk, e-mail, 3 inch disk, or 650 megabyte CD ROM. Offers/bids are to be emailed to Offers@tacom.army.mil. Do not email offers to the buyer. The subject line of the email submissions must read "Offer-DAAE07-00-R-L013 Closes 22 May 00". Maximum size of e-mailed offers shall not exceed 3.5 megabytes. Compressed files must be self-extracting and have appropriate instructions to open. Hard copy responses will not be accepted. Please make sure this agency has been furnished with the following additional information: CAGE, Company Name, DUNS Number, and the email address where you would like the notice sent. All offerors must be registered in the Central Contract Registry prior to receiving any award. See the website http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccragent/plsql/ccr.welcome for information on how to register. The estimated release date of RFP DAAE07-00-R-L013 is 20 April 00. Numbered Note 22 applies. Posted 04/03/00 (W-SN440434). (0094)

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