U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

10 -- MULTI-ROLE ELECTROTHERMAL CHEMICAL ARMAMENTS TECHNOLOGY POC Sandy Chisholm, Contract Specialist; 973-724-4109 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, schishol@pica.army.mil. 10 -- The U.S. Government is seeking potential sources and performance capability information for Multi-role Electro Thermal Chemical Armaments System for Future Combat System Science and Technology Program. This effort involves the design and development of Electro-Rheological (ER) Fluid controlled recoil mechanisms, Magneto-Rheological (MR) Fluid controlled recoil mechanisms and weapon structural components utilizing isogrid structures. The contractor will develop technologies that utilize ER fluids to mitigate and manage the recoiling forces of large caliber weapon systems. Technologies to be developed/investigated utilizing ER fluids include soft-recoil mechanisms and active recoil control in conventional recoil mechanisms. In addition, the contractor will investigate the use of MR fluids to control the recoiling mass. The contractor will conduct a comparative analysis of the benefits and disadvantages of MR and ER fluids. The contractor will design and develop an armament turret assembly utilizing isogrid structures. The isogrid structures will provide the strength and stiffness required to support a large caliber armament system while minimizing the overall turret assembly weight. The contractor will design the turret assembly to interface a wheeled vehicle chassis. In addition, the contractor will compare and contrast Isogrid structures to other structural technologies and investigate alternative materials for use with isogrids. This market survey is for informational purposes only, does not constitute a request for proposals and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Interested firms are requested to provide, at no cost to the Government, a summary of their firm's capabilities to satisfy the above requirements within two weeks of the date of this notice, preferably by electronic mail (email). In addition, please provide company name, address, point of contact with telephone number and email address, size of business (small/large) and country represented. See Note 25. Respondents to this notice will not be notified as to the receipt or assessment of the information provided. Request all responses be sent to the Artillery and Mortars Division, ATTN: AMSTA-AR-FSA-T/ Allan Lagasca, e-mail:alagasca@pica.army.mil. This notice was previously submitted to CBDNet on 30 June 2000. Posted 07/14/00 (W-SN475057). (0196)

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