THE U.S. ARMY TACOM CONTRACTING CENTER WILL BE ISSUING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR THE CONTINUED (UNDER CONTRACT W56HZV-07-C-0459) DEVELOPMENT OF A VEHICLE SUSPENSION THAT EXHIBITS THE PROPERTIES OF BOTH, COMPRESSIBLE AND MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL (MR) MEDIA. THESE FLUID MEDIA WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A VEHICLE SET OF SUSPENSION STRUT/CARTRIDGES FOR THE BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE (BFV) AND PROVIDE BOTH THE SPRINGING AND DAMPING FUNCTIONS OF THE SUSPENSION UNIT. THIS ADDED EFFORT CONTINUES LABORATORY FUNCTIONALITY TESTING, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 24 MONTHS. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD ONE COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE CONTRACT MODIFICATION AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. THIS EFFORT WILL BE AWARDED ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS TO ADVANCED MATERIALS AND DEVICES. THE ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE OF RFP W56HZV-10-R-0519 IS 16 AUGUST 2010. THE DUE DATE FOR RECEIPT OF THE PROPOSAL IS 16 SEPTEMBER 2010.

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