14--Guided Missiles

THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMMAND (AMCOM) INTENDS TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) W31P4Q-08-R-0184 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING PROPOSALS TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JOINT AIR TO GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PHASE. THE JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) SYSTEM WILL BE A COMMON AIR-TO-GROUND PRECISION GUIDED MISSILE FOR USE BY JOINT SERVICE MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO DESTROY HIGH VALUE STATIONARY, MOVING, AND RE-LOCATABLE LAND AND NAVAL TARGETS. JAGM WILL PROVIDE A COMMON, MULTI-MODE WEAPON CAPABLE OF PROVIDING BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE AVIATION PLATFORMS WITH REACTIVE TARGETING CAPABILITIES SATISFYING THE SUM OF NEEDS ACROSS THE JOINT PLATFORMS WHILE ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE UPGRADES TO MULTIPLE EXISTING MISSILE SYSTEMS. THE JAGM IS ENVISIONED TO BE AN EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT FOR THE HELLFIRE, AIR-LAUNCHED TOW, AND MAVERICK FAMILIES OF MISSILES. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD TWO FIXED PRICE CONTRACTS TO CONDUCT A PHASE I TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORT, INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY SYSTEM ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES TO CARRY COMPETING DESIGNS THROUGH A PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW, TO BUILD THREE PROTOTYPE SYSTEMS OF EACH DESIGN, AND TO CONDUCT FLIGHT TESTS OF THE PROTOTYPES TO DETERMINE THE MATURITY OF THE SYSTEM DESIGNS. THE RFP WILL PERMIT A DOWN-SELECT AT THE CONCLUSION OF PDR BEFORE ENTRY INTO SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION, WHICH THE SERVICES PLANS TO NEGOTIATE AS A SEPARATE SINGLE CONTRACT. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS RFP SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO MR. TERRY NEAL AT contact@example.gov. THE OBJECTIVE DATE FOR RECEIPT OF THE PROPOSALS IS 75 DAYS AFTER RFP RELEASE. AMENDMENTS WILL BE POSTED AT HTTPS://ACQUISITION.ARMY.MIL/ASFI/. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THAT ALL AMENDMENTS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER. YOUR ATTENTION IS ALSO DIRECTED TO THE JAGM WEBSITE AT HTTPS://JAGM.MSL.ARMY.MIL/HOME/INDEX.RAILS WHERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM. A PASSWORD PROTECTED READING ROOM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THIS WEBSITE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING A PASSWORD CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR OBTAINING A PASSWORD: ? THE COMPANY'S FORMAL NAME ON LETTERHEAD, ? CAGE CODE, ? NAME OF CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE, ? SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL AND TYPE, ? FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER POINT OF CONTACT. ACCESS TO THE RESTRICTED PORTION OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE GRANTED TO ONLY ONE ACCOUNT PER CONTRACTOR. DRAFT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL W31P4Q-07-0132 IS NO LONGER VALID AND WILL BE CANCELLED