U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS COMMAND, ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE, ATTN AMSSC-AD, NATICK MA 01760-5011

A -- DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA) ULTRA LIGHTWEIGHT PERSONNEL ARMOR BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 31, 1996 SOL W13G07-CBD6-0038 POC Administrative POC: Marya Bavis, Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 175, Arlington, VA 22003 or FAX (703) 696-3999 (Site Code DAAK60) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command expects to release a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) with the objective of developing improved analytical tools and approaches for making a breakthrough in the way personnel armor is designed. A BAA PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held on October 31, 1996, in WASHINGTON, DC, to provide potential offerors with an overview of the BAA. In addition, independent of attendance at the Preproposal Conference, DARPA will provide potential proposers with an opportunity to provide a LETTER OF CAPABILITIES to other potential proposers. ATTENDANCE AT THE PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE IS OPTIONAL BUT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The anticipated objective of the planned BAA is the exploration of novel concepts which might lead to new material systems to prevent penetration of 7.62 mm armor piercing (APM2) rounds at areal densities of less than or equal to 3.5 pounds per square foot. The development and experimental verification of tools to predict the performance and behavior of the proposed novel armor concepts will be an equally important product of this BAA. It is expected that this 18-24 month Phase I exploration effort will require expertise in: armor systems design and evaluation, materials technology and processing, and the understanding and realistic modeling of the ballistic performance of materials. It is likely that two industry-led teams will be selected for Phase I with an anticipated award of about $2,000,000 for each team. A follow-on Phase II to demonstrate the capability is also anticipated. The October 31, 1996, PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held at The Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), 2001 North Beauregard St., Alexandria, VA 22311. For those who need hotels in the area or a map to IDA, please contact the Administrative POC for a listing. In order to facilitate teaming, DARPA will accept a ONE or TWO page LETTER OF CAPABILITIES from potential proposers on or before November 28, 1996, 4:00 PM EST. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Steven G. Wax, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Defense Sciences Office, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA, 22203-1714. After the due date, these letters will be distributed to all others who have sent in letters. These letters should contain a non-proprietary description of your capabilities and the role which you would like to play on a team. At a minimum, these letters must contain the name, address and phone number of a technical point of contact. Submitting this letter is for the benefit of potential proposers and is optional. To ensure adequate space, attendees are requested to register prior to October 25, 1996. Please send your name, address and phone number to Administrative POC: Marya Bavis, Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 North Fairfax Dr., Suite 175, Arlington, VA 22003, e-mail: mbavis@snap.org or fax: (703) 696-3999. If there are any technical questions or concerns please contact either Dr. Steven G. Wax at swax@darpa.mil (703) 696-2281 or Ms. Janet Ward at jward@natick-emh2.army.mil (508) 233-5462. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No Solicitation document is available at this time.(0270)

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