Redacted CAO-23-0045 Justification and Approval - W15QKN17D0007.pdf

Control No: CAO-23-0045

3. Description of Supplies/Services: The proposed bridge modification is for continued production, kitting, delivery, fielding, testing and NET of the components for the MFCS Mounted (MFCS-M), the MFCS Dismounted (MFCS-D), the Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer (LHMBC), the Enhanced Portable Inductive Artillery Fuze Setter (EPIAFS) and the Portable Electronic Fire Control Systems (PEFCS). Fielding activities include shipping from origin to a military unit, de-processing and installation, hand-off, and NET to the unit. The Government owns a Level III Technical Data Package for the below systems.

The capabilities of MFCS-M, MFCS-D, LHMBC, EPIAFS, and PEFCS are essential to effective Army fires. MFCS-M, MFCS-D, and LHMBC provide fast and accurate digital fire control to all three calibers (60mm, 81mm, 120mm) of mortars in the Army's inventory.

Mortars provide organic, indirect fires, to the battalion and below enabling fast fires response to maneuver elements. Digital fire control is a force multiplier for mortar weapon systems. These systems reduce the time to fire upon mission receipt and decrease the Circular Area Probable of rounds fired, resulting in faster more accurate mortar fire.

EPIAFS and PEFCS provide setting capability for all Army GPS-based artillery fuzes, including Excalibur and the PGK, as well as all North Atlantic Treaty Organization standard inductive fuzes.

The MFCS-M consists of two variants, the M95 and M96. The M95 is mounted in the M1064, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle and Stryker mortar carrier vehicle. It provides position/ navigation, weapon pointing, ballistic computations, and digital communications with the M96 Fire Direction Center (FDC). Major components of the M95 system include the Fire Control Computer (FCC), Pointing Device, Power Distribution Assembly (PDA), Gunner Display, and the Driver Display. The M96 FDC variant provides technical and tactical control of up to M95 systems. It enables the mortar platoon to attack up to targets simultaneously and the ability to communicate digitally with the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System and Forward Observer System via combat-net radios. Major components of the M96 include the FCC and PDA.

The MFCS-D consists of two variants, the M150 and M151. The M150 is mounted on the M120A1 Towed Mortar System and provides the same functionality that M95 provides to the mounted platforms. The M150 consists of the same components as the M95 with the addition of an Electronics Rack with batteries for dismounted operations. The M151 FDC provides the same functionality as the M96.

The LHMBC provides Warfighters the ability to compute fast and accurate ballistic solutions for the entire family of fielded U.S. mortars (60mm, 81mm, and 120mm mortar systems) and their complete inventory of ammunition.

The EPIAFS provides the capability to download automated fire control data into Global Positioning System (GPS) based projectiles for initialization purposes. It is also capable of setting North Atlantic Treaty Organization standard inductive fuzes. Major hardware items include either a M1155A1 Platform Integration Kit (PIK) or Improved PIK (iPIK), a handheld