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

A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ON COMPETITIVE ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT (EMD) ON THE ADVANCED MISSILE SYSTEM-HEAVY (AMS-H) SOL DAAH01- POC Felicia Jones, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CBT, 205-842-7140 James D. Parker, Contracting Officer AMSMI-AC-CBT, 205-876-4201. Request for Information (RFI) on Competitive Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) of Advanced Missile System-Heavy (AMS-H). The Government has a revised AMS-H specification located in the Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC) reading room, Building 4484, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Lethality: The Lethality requirements in Annex A have been revised based on Government lethality estimates that show initial RFI requirements can not be met. Technologies do exist that will allow the AMS-H missile to meet the new requirements from minimum to maximum range. Fire and Forget Mode: The Government will require that the AMS-H missile have fire and forget as the default mode of engagement. A set of targets and background sciences in data format which are within the AMS-H range of specified targets will be provided in the AMS-H reading room. Alternate Mode: Because of battlefield situations and natural phenomena, the AMS-H missile will be required to have an alternate mode which will give the soldier the capability to kill targets which can be acquired with the platform DVO or CCD TV but cannot be engaged in the fire and forget mode. Examples (pictures and/or descriptions) will be provided in the AMS-H reading room. Response to this reading room announcement is on a voluntary basis and failure to respond will not impact any future acquisitions. The Government is not liable for any costs associated with visiting the reading room. The AMS-H reading room contains both classified and unclassified 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. App 2401-2402). Any U.S. citizen representing any U.S. entity may review the revised AMS-H specification, by submitting a visit request providing the necessary information to verify the company's/individual's security clearance to the CCAWS Project Office, FAX 205-876-0906, prior to a visit. Foreign access to the AMS-H reading room will only be authorized aftr an official request for visit authorization has been approved. Visit request are submitted through respective embassies to HQDA, ATTN: DAMI-CII. Foreign-owned, controlled, or influenced (FOCI) entities desiring access to the reading room MUST submit an official request to U.S. Army Missile Command, ATTN: AMSMI-SI-CI-TF, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898. Appointments for the reading room can be made by calling Ms. Gwen Wallace, RSIC, AMSMI-RD-CS-R, Redstone Arsenal, AL, 205-842-8444. (0277)

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