A -- SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION -- REMOTE TURRET TECHNOLOGY. CONTRACTS POC: MS. PATSY GARRISON, AMSAM-AC-RD-BB/ACQUISITION CENTER, (256) 842-7406; E-MAIL: PATSY.GARRISON@REDSTONE.ARMY.MIL

Notice Date

December 13, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Aviation and Missile Command DAAH01, ATTN: AMSAM-AC, Building 5303, Martin Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

ZIP Code

35898-5280

Solicitation Number

DAAH01-02-R-XXXX

Response Due

January 31, 2002

Point of Contact

Patsy Garrison, (256) 842-7406, FAX (256) 876-8343

E-Mail Address

US Army Aviation and Missile Command DAAH01 (patsy.garrison@redstone.army.mil)

Description

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL, is seeking domestic sources of information on current or near term technology that can be applied in the design, fabrication, and proof of concept testing of a remote turret system for U.S. Army ground vehicles used in urban operations. The objective of this proof of concept demonstration is to assess the technical capability to provide an experimental item that can acquire and eng age targets remotely with a variety of lethal weapons. The baseline requirements of the remote turret are: Parameter and Suggested Values: To transport in fighting/firing position a variety of tactical missiles having the following characteristics: Len gth: 60 +/- 5 inches; Diameter: 8 +/- 2 inches; Weight: 80 +/- 20 pounds. The remote launcher shall not impart on the missile a force in excess of the following values: Longitudinal: 250g for 30m/sec; Lateral: 25g for 1.4 seconds; Vertical: 25g for 1.4 seconds. The demonstration device/system shall be constrained to operate as a subsystem of an overall Light Combat System that, as a total system, can be transported in a C-130 aircraft. Key technological issues for the remote turret include but are not limited to the following: a. Remote operation of turret; b. Remote operation of target acquisition system (sights/cameras); c. Remote operation of Fire Control System; d. Stabilization for shoot-on-the-move capabilities; e. Missile re-load capabili ty. Interested vendors/contractors are asked to submit a white paper containing a description of the technologies that they possess, or are conducting, that have potential application to this project. Responses should also include a brief summary of experienc e in this technical field. Responding vendors should provide information regarding this announcement to the following address: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, ATTN: AMSAM-AC-RD-BB/Patsy Garrison, Building 5400, Redstone Arsenal, AL 3 5898-5280; Telephone: (256) 842-7406; Fax: (256) 876-8343; e-mail: patsy.garrison@redstone.army.mil by 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time January 31, 2002. Technical questions can be addressed to Mr. Bill Hughes, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, RDEC, Propulsion and Structures Directorate, Redstone Arsenal, AL, 35898, telephone: (256) 876-9425, fax: (256) 876-0640, e-mail: bill.hughes@redstone.army.mil. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids or a Request for Proposal, and it is not a commitment by the U.S. Army to procure products or services. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Request For Information or otherwise pay for the information solicited. However, respondents to this Request for Informat ion will not be excluded from consideration for separate contract services ancillary to this demonstration program or for contract participation in any potential follow-on hardware development activity.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011217/ASOL007.HTM (D-347 SN515172)