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

23 -- ACQUISITION OF M60 TANK UPGRADE POC MAJ Greg Sears, 810-574-8890; Rhea Russell, 810-574-7116 E-MAIL: PM Abrams -- M60 Series Tank Upgrade, searsg@tacom.army.mil; russelrh@tacom.army.mil. Amendment 1 to Sources Sought Notice dated June 15, 2000. The US Army Tank- automotive and Armaments Command is planning to upgrade 170-200 M60 Series Tanks for a Foreign Military sales customer. Quantities may increase as other Foreign Military Sales customers request similar upgrades in the future. Upgrades include replacing the current armament with 120 smooth bore cannon and Abrams-type Fire Control System, THE IPM1 ABRAMS TURRET, THE HERCULES 1,050 HP POWER PACK, THE CURRENT AIM XXI CORE ELECTRONICS WITH EMBEDDED DIAGNOSTICS AND THE ADAPTATION OF ABRAMS SUSPENSION AND TRACK SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT THE INCREASED WEIGHT LOAD. ALSO CONSIDER THE COMMANDERS INDEPENDENT THERMAL VIEWER (CITV) AND THE THEMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TMS) AS FUTURE UPGRADES. The plan is to apply upgrades in the FMS customer's country. Please respond with a Letter of Interest and a description of your program to include schedule and technical information A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) IS DESIRABLE. Submit information no later than June 30, 2000 to email address searsg@tacom.army.mil and/or russelrh@tacom.army.mil. Posted 06/21/00 (W-SN467227). (0173)

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