The US Army, TACOM-Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, Picatinny, NJ anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the production of the Setter to Platform Cable Assembly for the Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS). The RFP will be for one production year with options for an additional four production years, for a total five production years. The EPIAFS Setter to Platform Cable Assembly is part of the EPIAFS system which will be capable of setting the XM982 Excalibur projectiles and all NATO standard inductive fuzes. The EPIAFS system consists of three electronic components: A Platform Integration Kit (PIK), a handheld Setter, and a setter to gun Cable. The PIK is a gun-mounted data processor that sends and manages the data stream from multiple interfaces. The setter is a handheld device which inductively couples data and power to either the Excalibur projectile or applicable fuzes. When used alone, the Setter must replicate the functionality of the M1155 PIAFS. When this Cable Assembly is connected to a Howitzer with an automated fire control system, such as the Light Weight (LW) 155 Towed Howitzer M777A2 or the M109A6 Paladin Digital Fire Control System, the EPIAFS can receive and inductively supply a stream of data, power, and timing pulses to initialize a precision guided GPS projectile such as Excalibur. Excalibur is a GPS Precision Guided Munition which requires power and Gun, Target, Fuze, and GPS data to be sent over an inductive interface to initialize the projectile. Funds are available for this acquisition. These Cable Assemblies will be furnished as Government Furnished Material to the EPIAFS systems contractor. The Request for Proposal which will address a requirement to producethese cable assemblies will be posted on or about July 19, 2006. Point of contact for this requirement is Wendy M. Lopez, AMSTA-AQ- APC, Bldg. 9, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000. Email: [email protected]

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