SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Sources Sought for Developing and Delivering State-of-the-Art Handheld Mine Detection Equipment.
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington, ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331-0700
- ZIP Code
- 22331-0700
- Solicitation Number
- W909MY-06-R-HD01
- Response Due
- 10/17/2005
- Archive Date
- 12/16/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command (CECOM) Acquisition Center-Washington, on behalf of the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Communications and Electronics Research, Development and Engineering C enter (CERDEC), Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD), Countermine Division, Humanitarian Demining Team is seeking sources with a comprehensive background in developing and delivering state-of-the-art handheld mine detection equipment. S pecifically, the Army is seeking sources having either previously developed and fully tested dual technology (metal detection and ground penetrating radar) handheld mine detector, or having the capability to design, develop, integrate and test a new dual t echnology mine detector and having demonstrated cost reductions in corollary detectors over the last year. The mine detectors shall be designed to meet or exceed the performance specifications listed below. Specifically, the detectors must: 1) detect 96% of targets (or higher), with a false alarm rate of no more than 3 false alarms per 5 square meters, where such performance is against landmines of all types (constructed of metal, plastic, and wood), under all types of weather conditions, and in all types of terrain; 2) detect targets on the surface and up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) below the surface; 3) weigh no more than 11 pounds; 4) provide near real-time (less than or equal to 1/30th second) mine detection audio and/or visual alerts; 5) have at leas t two sensors (metal detection and ground penetrating radar), with each of the sensors continuously operating with audio outputs capable of being selected in combination or separately as determined by the operator; 6) have an independent power source (e.g . battery power) and provide an operational time of greater than or equal to two hours without battery change; 7) include a Built-in-Test (BIT) capability to provide clear indication of sub-system and system-level faults; 8) be capable of being operated, m aintained, and repaired with a minimal training; 9) include an Aided Target Recognition (AiTR) Detection Algorithm with a flexibility that can be programmed, reprogrammed and selectable to address specific mine targets and a specific region of humanitarian demining operations. Additionally, the AiTR shall operate in a region processing manner with a mine/no-mine confirmation after the device has been scanned over a small investigated area; and 10) operator visual displays must provide sufficient contrast be tween all displayed information and the display background to ensure that information is visible under all lighting conditions. In addition, the metal detection component shall be Continuous Wave Metal Detection (CWMD) and the ground penetrating radar com ponent shall be a stepped frequency design with a minimum of 1.4 GHz bandwidth in the 1 to 3 GHz frequency range. The Government is looking for a detector with an initial unit cost of $12,000 of less for limited quantities and $8,000 or less for quantitie s of 500 or more. Sources possessing the capabilities to satisfy these detector requirements through commercial or Non-Developmental Items (NDI) systems or commercial or NDI system components are invited to submit a ten (10) page White Paper providing a d escription of their system. The White Paper shall include, as a minimum: 1) A description of the system and validating information supporting claims that the proposed system meets the system performance specification; 2) Test Report data to include verif ied probability of detection (Pd) and False Alarm Rate (FAR) from an official U.S. Government Test and Evaluation agency (not included in the page count); 3) Product literature; 4) Past performance information; and 5) Price schedules/catalogues (not includ ed in the page count). Respondents must also include information regarding 1) customary practices (including warranties, discounts, etc.), and under which comme rcial sales of the products are made, and 2) requirements of any laws and regulations unique to the item being acquired. Proprietary information submitted in response to this Sources Sought shall be marked accordingly and will be protected when clearly id entified as proprietary. Response to this Sources Sought should be received no later than 17 October 2005. All requests for further information must be in writing and via email; telephonic requests for additional information will not be honored. You may forward request for additional information and/or responses to Ms. Patricia Davis, Contracting Officer at: pat.davis@cacw.army.mil. Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Communications-Electronics Command, CECOM Acquisition Center Washington ATTN: AMSEL-AC-W, 2461 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria VA
- Zip Code: 22331-0700
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22331-0700
- Record
- SN00896391-W 20050917/050915212551 (fbodaily.com)
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