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

A -- LIGHT HYBRID ASSAULT CANNON (LHAC) LETHALITY STUDY SOL DAAE30-00-R-0208 DUE 042400 POC Deborah G. Bankit, Contracting Officer, (973)724-3455 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/040420000/040420000.htm. E-MAIL: Deborah G. Bankit, dbankit@pica.army.mil. The U.S Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ is contemplating the issuance of a solicitation for a Light Hybrid Assault Cannon Lethality Study. The primary purpose of the effort is to establish hybrid cannon lethality based concept solutions/analysis to support the U.S. Army's vision of lethal, more deployable combat vehicles variant fieldable in 2012. The U.S. Army has established a direction for a Future Combat System (FCS) to meet the need for highly lethal, more mobile forces, with the capability to quickly deploy anywhere national interests are threatened. Future light forces must possess sufficient combat power to have a decisive impact upon arrival, high survivability/sustainability, and an essential component of the full spectrum dominance necessary for a credible deterrent strategy in the twenty-first century. TACOM-ARDEC is in the process of concepting robust hybrid lethality (armament) solutions for a Future Combat System for the 2012 timeframe, providing lethality capability in extended range line-of-sight (LOS), and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) fire out to 30km and capable of being integrated onto a C-130 deployable light vehicle. These hybrid lethality approaches have the potential to dramatically reduce logistics burdens while providing multi-role, multi-mission lethality capabilities with advanced munitions. This provides the flexibility to equip the vehicle with the appropriate mix of munitions to best respond to the operational scenario without the need for multiple vehicles possessing more limited firepower utility. TACOM-ARDEC seeks industry support to continue concepting, performing trade-studies and analyzing future combat vehicle armaments and automated ammunition resupply methods which incorporate advanced armament technologies into contractor and TACOM-ARDEC's lethality concepts to form an objective hybrid lethality system for 2012 fielding. Interested sources must demonstrate experience inlethality concept development and clearly depict an evolutionary approach from near-term lethality system solutions to 2012 fieldable solutions through advancements in technology. TACOM-ARDEC intends to issue two (2) sole-source contracts to GDLS and UDLP who will, in parallel, continue with Phase II of this concept study. It is a nine (9) month effort. Phase I of the study was completed in February 2000. The Government will not pay for any information sub- mitted in response to this notice. This is not a solicitation and the Government is not obligated to issue a contract based on this notice. Information should be submitted which demonstrates ability to meet the requirements stated above. See Numbered Note 25. Posted 04/04/00 (D-SN441144). (0095)

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