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93 -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TRANSPARENT ARMOR POC Erik Finkbeiner (810)574-7695 or Luigi Cappello (810) 574-8953 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Technical Representative, finkbeie@tacom.army.mil; or cappelll@tacom.army.mil. This notice serves as a Request For Information (RFI)ONLY. No contract shall occur as a result of this announcement. The Project Manager, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (PM BFVS) is conducting market research on commercially available transparent armor (i.e. ballistic glass). PM BFVS is interested in the present level of technology of transparent armor as compared to armor now being used on the MLRS vehicle system. The following requirements give a general indication of the transparent armor's performance level: (1) small arms and artillery shell fragment ballistic protection, (2) imbedded heating / defrosting element, (3) crack / chip / crazing / scratch resistance to the operational environment (e.g. rocks, cold, humidity), (4) optical compatibility with night vision goggles, (5) shock / vibration resistance during vehicle operation. Interested manufactures should supply product information and any questions to the technical representative by August 25, 2000. Technical Representative is: Erik Finkbeiner (810) 574-7695. E-mail: finkbeie@tacom.army.mil; Alternate Technical Representative is: Luigi Cappello (810) 574-8953. E-mail: cappelll@tacom.army.mil; Posted 07/12/00 (W-SN474070). (0194)

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