S -- SPECIAL NOTICE OF ANTICIPATED COMMERCIAL WORK BY U.S. ARMY ABERDEEN TEST CENTER

Notice Date

January 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Director, USARM Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Attn: AMSSB-AC, 4118 Susquehanna Ave., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5002

ZIP Code

21005-5002

Description

U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (USAATC), Maryland anticipates providing services to commercial entities under the provision of Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2681. The general nature of the anticipated commercial work is a follows: USAATC plans, executes, and reports the results of Developmental Tests (DT) and integrated DT/OT (Operational Tests) on a variety of materiel including Combat Systems, Artillery, Automotive, Munitions, General/Soldier Equipment, Naval Systems and foreign systems using state-of-the-art technical support infrastructure and an extensive complex of in-place test facilities, test courses, environmental chambers, firing ranges, simulators, underwater explosion ponds, and secure airfield. With these existing facilities in this single location, supported by real-time, multi-channel instrumentation, USAATC provides a unique combination of all-inclusive, one-stop capabilities where an item can be subjected to a full range of tests from automotive endurance and weapons performance with environmental extremes, to full-scale vulnerability/survivability/ lethality tests. These services and facilities are available to all Department of Defense agencies, other United States government agencies, foreign governments, universities, research and development laboratories, and private industry on a cost reimbursable basis. Private sector entities are invited to submit expressions of capability to perform services of the same general nature as listed above. This information will be maintained in a file and made available to prospective commercial customers for their use in determining if private sector enterprises may be able to satisfy their requirements. Information may be submitted at any time to Commander, USAATC, Command Staff, ATTN: CSTE-DTC-AT-CS-BD (Sue Sanderson), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059. Questions concerning this notice may be directed to Sue Sanderson at (410) 278-4639 or by facsimile to (410) 278-3909.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010129/SPMSC006.HTM (W-025 SN50B869)