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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 16, 2003 FBO #0625
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON SYSTEM BLOCK II WARHEAD AND FUZE WEAPONIZATION

Notice Date

8/14/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

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

DAAH01-03-R-R014
 

Response Due

9/2/2003
 

Archive Date

11/1/2003
 

Point of Contact

Patsy Garrison, (256) 842-7406
 

E-Mail Address

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

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA CLASSCOD: A--Research and Development--Potential Sources Sought OFFADD: Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 TITLE: ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON SYSTEM (APKWS) BLOCK II WARHEAD AND FUZE WEAPONIZATION. POC: Ms. Patsy C. Garrison, Contracting Officer (256) 876-8762. Technical POC: Mr. Scott Hill, AMSAM-RD-PS-WF/ Propulsion and Structures Directorate, (256) 876- 7411, WEB: http://www.redstone.army.mil, e-mail; scott.hill@rdec.redstone.army.mil. Contract POC: Ms. Patsy Garrison, AMSAM-AC-OS-RBB/Procurement, Building 5400, (256) 876-8762, e-mail: patsy.garrison@redstone.army.mil. The Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) is seeking sources for the development and integration of existing or emerging warhead and fuze technologies into a lethal mechanism for the APKWS guided rocket. The contractor shall design and develop a warhe ad and fuze subsystem to meet the requirements of the draft APKWS Operational Requirements Document (ORD) in accordance with the draft APKWS Warhead and Fuze Performance Specification, MIS-PRF-xxxx, and demonstrate the Exit Criteria that will be set forth in the Statement of Work (SOW). The warhead and fuze shall provide for life cycle safety of the rocket, prevent arming until safe separation distance is achieved, detect the target, initiate the warhead, and meet the lethality requirements set forth in dr aft APKWS Warhead and Fuze Performance Specification, MIS-PRF-xxxx, against the four classes of targets. These four are Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV), Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS), trucks and field fortifications/Military Operations in Ur ban Terrain (MOUT) structures. The contractor shall select the fuzing mode or modes (e.g., point detonating, impact delay, proximity) that support(s) the lethality requirements. The three-phase program consists of a baseline task and two follow-on options . The purpose of Phase 1, which is the baseline task, is to address any potential design shortcomings, develop a detailed refinement of the concept that was initially proposed, and extend the concept into a preliminary design. The purpose of Phase 2 is to demonstrate a significant capability against the targets identified in the Performance Specification and establish a clear development path to meeting all of the requirements in the specification. Testing should characterize fragment mass, fragment veloc ity, fragment distribution, pressure, temperature, and data to characterize any other kill mechanism to be considered. Tests shall also include dynamic tests to evaluate the ability of the warhead to penetrate the MOUT and non-hardened field structures de fined in the Performance Specification. Tests should be conducted to determine fuze performance during this phase. Fuze testing shall include engineering, functional testing (centrifuge, drop table), subverted safety, out-of-line, and progressive arm te sting. The purpose of Phase 3 is to demonstrate the capability of the warhead and fuze subsystem to meet the performance specifications defined in the draft APKWS Warhead and Fuze Performance Specification. Tests shall also include dynamic tests to evalua te the ability of the warhead to penetrate the MOUT /non-hardened field structures and light armored targets defined in the Performance Specification. Warhead testing should characterize fragment mass, fragment velocity, fragment distribution, pressure, t emperature, and data to characterize any other kill mechanism to be considered in meeting the Exit Criteria. Fuze tests shall include integrated functional tests with warhead in airgun or sled, brush sensitivity, ballistic characterization of Target Detec tion Device (TDD) function with obliquity/impact angles and velocities, limited environmental testing, and sequential life testing. Preliminary tests shall be conducted on the warhead and fuze to obtain an indication of the IM c haracteristics and response to environmental conditioning. These tests include bullet impact, fragment impact, slow cook-off, and fast cook-off. Environmental tests include hot, cold, and loose cargo vibration tests. Participation in Phase 2 and Phase 3 will be determined by Government evaluation of the contractor's performance against the Exit Criteria of the previous phase and available funding. General Dynamics is the system integrator for the APKWS weapon system and shall be included in all program reviews to assist the Government in insuring that warhead and fuze technologies are compatible with the existing missile. The draft Statement of Work and draft Warhead and Fuze Performance Specification are available upon request. This sources sought syno psis is for informational purposes only and is not considered to be a commitment by the Government. The Government does not intend to make any awards on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for any information submitted. However, the Governmen t does intend to issue a Request for Proposal which should lead to award of two contracts for the integrated warhead and fuze subsystem. Each of these contracts is anticipated to be approximately $3M in total value. Interested/capable sources are requeste d to submit technical capability statements and relevant contract/assistance instrument information on or before 2 September 2003 in response to this notice. Submissions should be limited to 25 pages or less. Of particular interest are the internal techn ical capabilities of the interested party in the above described subsystem. Contractors are also encouraged to submit comments on the scope of the intended effort as well as the draft Warhead and Fuze Performance Specification and Exit Criteria. These co mments shall not be included in the page limitation. No additional information is expected to be made available during the sources sought period for submission of capability statements. Capability statements may not be submitted by fax or by electronic m eans; any so sent will be disregarded. Send five (5) copies of the written statements to the attention of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, AMSAM-AC-OS-RBB/Building 5400, Ms. Patsy Garrison, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5254. This Sources Sought Ann ouncement is for information purposes only and is not a Request for Proposal.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Aviation and Missile Command DAAH01 ATTN: AMSAM-AC-OS-RBB, Building 5400/PATSY GARRISON Redstone Arsenal AL

Zip Code: 35898-5280

Country: US
 

Record

SN00401662-W 20030816/030814214521 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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