Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

A -- MULTI-PURPOSE INDIVIDUAL MUNITION/SHORT RANGE ASSAULT WEAPON (MPIM/SRAW) SOL DAAH01-96-R-0003 DUE 120495 POC Leslie Lancaster, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CBTB, (205)876-3222 James D. Parker, Contracting Officer, AMSMI-AC-CBT, (205)876-4201 PCB Synopsis No: 00440-95. Multi-Purpose Individual Munition/Short Range Assault Weapon (MPIM/SRAW). The U.S. Army is contemplating a sole source procurement of the Multi-Purpose Individual Munition/Short Range Assault Weapon (MPIM/SRAW) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Program. The MIP/SRAW program will consist of a 51 month EMD phase. The MPIM/SRAW is being developed as a replacement for the AT4 and M72A2/A3 Lightweight Assault Weapon. It is intended to be the future lightweight weapon system for the individual soldier in urban military operations, and against modern light armor. The MPIM/SRAW will be a one man, lightweight, shoulder fired, fire and forget, multiple purpose munition capable of defeating enemy forces in buildings, reinforced structures, bunkers and future lightweight armored vehicles. The MPIM/SRAW shall be developed to achieve maximum commonality with the United States Marine Corps' SRAW. The MPIM/SRAW EMD prime procurement shall be restricted to LORAL Aeronutronic. The MPIM/SRAW will contain both classified and unclassified data and data whose export is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. Sec 2751 et seq) or the Export Administration Act (Title 50, U.S.C. App 2401-2402). Foreign industry may participate at the subcontractor level in relation to the MPIM/SRAW prime contractor. SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES MUST BE ARRANGED BETWEEN THE PRIME AND ANY POTENTIAL SUBCONTRACTORS. Foreign industry and/or non-U.S. citizens desiring a copy of the releaseable portion of the RFP MUST submit an official request through their respective embassy, Washington, D.C. to HQDA, ATTN: DAMI-POC. Foreign-owned, controlled, or influenced (FOCI) entities desiring a copy of the releasable portions of the MPIM/SRAW RFP MUST submit an official request to U.S. Army Missile Command, ATTN: AMSMI-SI-CI-TF, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898; however, release is not guaranteed. Request from foreign industry and/or FOCI entities received by any other means will not be honored. Because this RFP contains SECRET dat, it will not be issued to anyone not holding a SECRET Facility Clearance and therefore you are requested to provide a CAGE Code with your request for the RFP. Release date for the MPIM/SRAW RFP is planned for October 1995. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR NOTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Reference Note 22. (0249)

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