US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

13 -- SELF DESTRUCT FUZE SOL DAAE30-00-R-0520 DUE 041700 POC Patricia Nickells, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-2388 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/031320000/031320000.htm. E-MAIL: Patricia Nickells, pnickel@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army seeks prospective sources to supply grenade (bomblet) fuzes for Army munitions. The fuze must meet stringent reliability and safety requirements and should include a self-destruct feature. The fuze must comply with the requirements of MIL-STD-1316. Currently the stringent safety requirements have been met through the use of a self-destruct mechanism, however, other designs that meet the requirements of the U.S. Army will be entertained. The fuzes are for use on M77, M42, M46, M80, and M85 grenades used in the Multiple Launch Rocket System and artillery spin stabilized and non-spin stabilized projectiles. The fuze should be compatible with the existing grenade bodies (Army Part Numbers 9357037 and 9388107). The fuze should allow for a delay after dispersal from the rocket or projectile to permit operation of the primary function upon target engagement. When used in rockets the fuze's primary function mode must have a reliability of at least 96% and the combined primary and self destruct function reliability must result in a hazardous dud rate of less than 1%. When used in artillery the primary function mode must have a reliability of at least 97% and the combined primary and self-destruct function reliability must result in a hazardous dud rate of less than 1 dud in 500 or 0.2% Fuzing concepts may be pyrotechnic, mechanical, electrical, etc, or a combination thereof. The projected cost of the fuze must be less than $10.00 in high rate production (about two hundred thousand fuzes per month). U.S. and Allied industry is requested to provide information in their own format that may be of interest to the U.S. Army in identifying potential fuze candidates. Information of interest to the U.S. Army includes; design and operational concept including any delay time for the secondary function, any test data, condition and capacity of manufacturing facilities, status of any development, estimated unit production costs, and the timeframe for availability of first delivery. Proprietary and classified information will be protected as denoted with submission. Responses (printed material, photographs, etc.) must be less than 20 pages and be delivered not later than 30 days from the date of this notice. This information may be mailed to Patricia Nickells, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army TACOM ARDEC, Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, B.10, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The Government implies no intention or opportunity to acquire funding to support current or future development efforts. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this survey or results of information submitted, and telephone inquires will not be honored. The U.S. Government will not reimburse the costs incurred by providing this information. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 03/13/00 (D-SN433678). (0073)

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