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

B -- VIRTUAL FACTORY SYSTEM INTEGRATOR SOL DAAE30-00-Q-0414 DUE 083100 POC Kelly A. Gerould, Contract Specialist, AMSTA-CM-CPD, (973) 724-4220 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00Q0414/00Q0414.htm. E-MAIL: Kelly A. Gerould, kgerould@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (TACOM-ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, has a requirement for a concept to develop a Systems Integration Strategy for a virtual factory. The proposed contractual action is for the outlining of a conceptual technical approach for the development of an integrated system to run a virtual factory for the acquisition of ammunition metal parts. The system will link metal parts manufacturers, special process vendors, and government procurement activities. It is envisioned that a network of metal parts manufacturers will provide the manufacturing operations necessary to supply metal parts for final assembly, loading, packing, and shipping. If this concept is proven to be successful, it will be expanded to include the manufacture of larger caliber ammunition, and spare parts for weapons. A systems integration effort will be required to coordinate qualification of vendors, acquisition, order placement, delivery, inventory control, and parts inspection. This effort will also explore the requirements necessary to establish a cooperative effort among manufacturers to supply these metal parts. The following annual production information is an estimate based on recent historical data, and is provided as sample data to assist potential offerors in the development of their quotes, and to assist in determining the scale of effort required for this project: (a) small caliber (5.56mm to 0.5 cal) 200.0 million rounds; (b) cannon caliber (20mm to 40mm) 6.2 million rounds, and (c) large caliber (105mm to 155mm) 0.8 million rounds. The release date of the Request for Quote (RFQ) is anticipated to be 31 Jul 00, and can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.procnet.pica.army.mil. The point of contact for this action is Ms. Kelly A. Gerould, AMSTA-CM-CPD, (973) 724-4220, e-mail: [kgerould@pica.army.mil]. Posted 07/28/00 (D-SN480070). (0210)

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