Sources Sought for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH)

Agency: Department of the Army> Office: U. S. Army Materiel Command>> On October 16, 2008, the U.S. Army announced the termination of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) contract with Bell Helicopter. As a result, the Army is reassessing the ARH performance requirements.>> Specifically, the Army may procure up to 512 new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters with the capability to perform a Hover out of Ground Effect (HOGE) at 6,000 ft/95 degrees Fahrenheit and operate in an Armed Reconnaissance configuration with required range and endurance.>> The ARH will conduct armed reconnaissance to fight for actionable combat information to enable joint/combined air-ground maneuver execution of mobile strike, close combat and vertical maneuver operations across the full-spectrum of military operations.>> The Product Manager, Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (PM ARH) seeks your comments and suggestions on how to accomplish the requirements for this new program. Specific information that should be included in your response is in Appendix A. It is requested that you provide your comments and input to the address below no later than 1:00 P.M CST, 5 December, 2008. Information may include hard copies of material along with CDs and DVDs as appropriate. There is no restriction on the types or quantities of material to be submitted. All information will be handled by PM ARH as Procurement Sensitive.>> This notice is not a request for proposal. The government will not award a contract on the basis of this notice, or otherwise pay for information solicited by it. Proprietary information should be clearly marked. The requested information is for planning and market research purposes only and will not be publicly released.