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

13 -- HIGH EXPLOSIVE DUAL PURPOSE 502 ROUNDS FOR MULTI-ROLE ANTI-ARMOR ANTI-PERSONNEL WEAPON SYSTEM (MAAWS) SOL DAAE30-98-Q-0140 DUE 092098 POC Paul Milenkowic, Contracting Officer, 973-724-2754 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/98Q0140/98Q0140.htm. E-MAIL: Christine Bernosky, cbernos@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC currently has a requirement for production quantities of the 84mm High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP) 502 round in support of the Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS). The HEDP 502 round must be fully compatible with the Bofors M3 Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, a shoulder-fired lightweight, reusable, one-man portable system. The HEDP 502 round must have the capability to defeat field/urban fortifications, earth and timber bunkers, and standard construction buildings. The round must be capable of being rigged for airborne and submersible operations in accordance with existing service procedures. The round must be sufficiently rigged to remain safe, operational, and effective following exposure to the rigors normally associated with military operations, including air delivery and salt water submersion. The round must meet U.S. safety and performance requirements. The HEDP 502 round will be acquired in a basic contract action and one option year. A total quantity of 3,425 HEDP 502 rounds will be procured, with a basic quantity of 2,660 and an option quantity of 765. Delivery for the basic quantity is required by Sep 2000, and delivery for the option quantity is required by Sep 2001. TACOM-ARDEC contemplates this action based on Other Than Full and Open Competition based on the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, as the agency s minimum needs can only be satisfied by the unique supplies available from Bofors, Sweden. For additional information, see http://procnet.pica.army.mil. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. Posted 08/20/98 (D-SN239929). (0232)

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