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

A -- GUN CHAMBER HEATING AND FIRST NEGATIVE DIFFERENCES FOR 155MM MACS SOL DAAE30-00-R-0514 DUE 021800 POC MARGARET RHINESMITH, PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN, (973)724-3050 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00R0514/00R0514.htm. E-MAIL: MARGARET RHINESMITH, mrhines@pica.army.mil. THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC IS CONTEMPLATING A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER WITH KELLER CONSULTING, 265 CHARLOTTE STREET, #10, ASHEVILE, NC 28801-1400 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING CONSULTATION AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO QUANTIFY THE MODELING OF GUN CHAMBER HEATING AND FIRST NEGATIVE PRESSURE DIFFERENCES OF THE 155MM CANNON WHEN MACS CHARGES WERE FIRED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE COOKOFF TESTS WHICH HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT BENET LABS IN SUPPORT OF MACS, ORGANIZE THE MATERIAL RECEIVED, AND DOCUMENT THE EFFORT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM EXPERT CRITIQUE OF THE TESTS AND THE RESULT, BASED ON PAST EXPRIENCE AND GUN CHAMBER HEATING MODELING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COMMENT ON WHETHER THE TEST WAS DONE UNDER REALISTIC OR ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONS, AND COMMENT ON ANY DELETERIOUS EFFECTS THAT THE METHOD OF PERFORMING THE TESTS MIGHT HAVE ON THE STATED RESULTS, AND ESPECIALLY ON THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN. THE CONTRACTOR, IF APPROPRIATE, WILL SUGGEST TESTS THAT COULD BE PERFORMED WHICH WOULD PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ARE MORE ACCURATE TO DETERMINE COOKOFF CHARACTERISTICS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. SEE NUMBER NOTE 22. Posted 02/03/00 (D-SN421514). (0034)

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