SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- System(s) Technical Support
- Notice Date
- 6/5/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- DAAE30-03-R-0223
- Response Due
- 6/23/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/23/2003
- Point of Contact
- Robert McMinn, Contract Specialist, 973-724-3504
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Robert McMinn
(rmcminn@pica.army.mil)
- Description
- NA The US Army TACOM-ARDEC at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, intends to award a sole-source contract to Decision Systems Technologies, Inc., 7361 Calhoun Place, Rockville, MD 20855. This requirement is for follow-on engineering, management, and administrative services to continue the research development and engineering efforts in technological areas supporting artillery, mortars, small arms and other programs at ARDEC. The contractor will provide a wide variety of engineering and manufacturing services, technical management support, integrated logistics support, program management support, engineering infrastructure support, mission performance support and materials and equipment. The majority of these services has historically been, and will be under this requirement, long term (up to several years), uninterrupted, and full time on site to meet our requirements. The contractor employees shall exhibit a high level of engineering competence and an expert knowledge of a multitude of armament systems, munitions and missions. The contractor must be extremely knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of simulation; modeling and design analysis utilizing independently developed computer hardware and software systems. The shall be extremely well versed in the specific product development tools used at ARDEC, to include but not limited to, PRO-Engineer, DADS, ANSYS, and Mechanica. They shall also be well versed in the use of integrated data environments (IDE?s) and collaborative concurrent engineering principles. The forgoing will be provided to support concepts, designs, research, development, engineering, manufacturing and fielding for artillery systems, armaments, platforms, related and supporting systems and technologies. The services will be provided in support of the Fire Support Armament Center?s Artillery and Mortar Division, related and supporting elements of FSAC, ARDEC and TACOM as well as agencies, and activities supported by ARDEC. The contractor shall utilize a highly competent and experienced staff with a detailed an in depth knowledge of all aspects of armament design engineering, manufacturing and production technologies, various test methodologies, state of the art engineering, design, development, automation, and quality assurance technologies and processes and engineering materials, equipment, techniques and procedures. The required contractor?s engineering and programmatic inputs, mission support and prototype fabrication will permit the Armament Indirect Fire Division to design, analyze, and select advanced armaments and related systems for further development, production, fielding and product improvement. The services and activities involved may include, but are not limited to, engineering, design, test, and analysis and feasibility studies. The contractor may be required to conduct production and manufacturing technologies, processes and methods studies; materials investigations and evaluations, and fabricate or supply prototypes, test instrumentation, and hardware. Included may be design and materials compatibility studies, producibility studies, technical risk and tradeoff studies, and life cycle cost estimating. The contractor shall be called upon to perform computer aided design analysis, develop testing techniques, design and fabricate various types of tooling, develop special assembly and test equipment, generate quality assurance documentation and to prepare engineering drawings and technical data for design and/or manufacturing/production. The contractor may be required to prepare specific documentation, conduct tests, and provide analyses and reports at government or contractor test sites. In addition to hardware, the contractor may be required to prepare CAD-E and manual layouts for electronic circuitry, printed and integrated circuit designs and determine functional electronic hardware and software specifications and perform other CAD-E analyses as may be required by individual task orders. The contractor may also be required to perform various integrated logistics functions as may be required by individual task orders. See Notes 22 and 26.
- Web Link
-
US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/03R0223/03R0223.htm)
- Record
- SN00340895-W 20030607/030605213516 (fbodaily.com)
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