105MM ARTILLERY PROJECTILE SUITE The US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, Picatinny is conducting a worldwide market survey for a suite of non-developmental 105mm artillery munitions with equal or greater range, precision and/or lethality than the current US 105mm artillery systems. The projectile suite must have demonstrated interoperability and be compatible with US 105mm howitzers. All ammunition within the family should have a common external profile for auto- handling operations, and except for the Extended Range and precision projectiles, must have ballistic similitude. The family of ammunition desired is High Explosive (HE), Dual Purpose Improve Conventional Munitions (DPICM), Visual Smoke, Bi-Spectral Smoke, Illumination, IR Illumination and Extended Range HE projectiles. Desired is a range greater than 11.7 km for unassisted projectiles, and 19 km for assisted projectiles, with a lethality greater than the M913 105mm HE projectile and/or precision greater than Range Probable error of 0.3% at 75% of maximum range without course correction fuze, from US 105mm howitzers. A precision 105mm projectile is also desired with a CEP =< 10m at all ranges. All respondents must be able to demonstrate past performance as well as the capability to provide system engineering, integration, and full- scale production. Use of specialty metals, either as end products or components, shall be disclosed in accordance with DFARS 225.7002-1. This market survey is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Interested sources should submit their qualification data and requested information no later than 30 April 2006 to Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, ATTN: Sonya Rappoport, Contract Specialist, AMSTA-AQ-APH, Bldg 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Submissions must be in electronic format and may be mailed so as to arrive by the due date or sent via electronic mail to [email protected]. Request you direct technical questions to John Irizarry, [email protected]. See numbered note 25.

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