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

A -- LIGHT FIGHTER LETHALITY AFTER NEXT (LFLAN) SOL DAAE30-99-R-0414 DUE 062199 POC Phillip E. Holman, Contract Specialist, (973) 724-2024 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/SRCSgt/051919995/051919995.htm. E-MAIL: Phillip E. Holman, pholman@pica.army.mil. To insure that our forces will continue to be equipped with superior small arms in the future, the Close Combat Armament Center is initiating a market survey to identify and assess technologies and concepts appropriate for the next generation small arms. This Light Fighter Lethality After Next (LFLAN) effort addresses the next generation, individual combat weapon system. This system will respond to the threats of the Army After Next and is expected to be fielded in the 2020 -- 2025 timeframe. Desired characteristics of the LFLAN system are: high probability of hit (0.9 @ 500 M, 0.75 @ 1000 M (Goal) against visible and defilade targets; minimal collateral damage; extended effective range (1000 meters); and lower weight than existing M16/M4 Modular Weapon System with attachments. A target of less than 10 lbs, with a goal of less than 5 lbs is expected. It is important to note that offerors responding to this survey are to think "out of the box", to submit revolutionary not evolutionary concepts. Further information on this Light Fighter Lethality After Next market survey and format for submission is provided in the Statement Of Objectives (SOO) downloadable below. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the government. Posted 05/19/99 (D-SN333226). (0139)

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