SRCSGT | 58 | The US Army is seeking sources to develop a lightweight, man-portable weapon location sensor that provides continuous 360-degree surveillance and enables accurate detection of mortar, rocket and artillery locations.

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 04, 2007 FBO #2046
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- The US Army is seeking sources to develop a lightweight, man-portable weapon location sensor that provides continuous 360-degree surveillance and enables accurate detection of mortar, rocket and artillery locations.

Notice Date: 7/2/2007
Notice Type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 334511 — Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Contracting Office: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07, ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5008
ZIP Code: 07703-5008
Solicitation Number: W15P7T-07-R-S208
Response Due: 7/23/2007
Archive Date: 9/21/2007
Small Business Set-Aside: N/A
Description: The US Army, PM Radars is seeking sources to develop a lightweight, man-portable weapon location sensor that provides continuous 360-degree surveillance and enables accurate detection of mortar, rocket and artillery locations. This systems performa nce is detailed in the Performance Specification For the LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR (LCMR), AN/TPQ-48 (V)3 dated 8 January 2007, and the SOCOM Operational Requirements Document (adopted by the Army and approved by TRADOC) Annex A, dated May 2005, pro vided herewith. These documents can be viewed via the Interactive Business Opportunities Page at https://abop.monmouth.army.mil by referencing this solicitation number and/or subject title. Anyone interested shall forward their company name, address, CAGE code, and point of contact information (to include name, title, telephone number and e-mail address) to Joseph Manganaro at joseph.manganaro@conus.army.mil or telephonically at 732-427-1389. Company information will be verified via the Central Contractor Registration (CC R) database. If youre registered in this database, access to these documents will be granted. The Government possesses no technical data package for the LCMR, AN/TPQ-48(V)2 radar and the LCMR AN/TPQ-48(V)3 radar is not required necessarily to be a spira l/evolutionary development from the AN/TPQ-48(V)2 radar design, but rather it must be a radar designed to meet the Performance Specification For the LIGHTWEIGHT COUNTER MORTAR RADAR (LCMR), AN/TPQ-48 (V)3 dated 8 January 2007, and the SOCOM Operational Req uirements Document (adopted by the Army and approved by TRADOC) Annex A, dated May 2005. The Government anticipates a cost reimbursement contract (Not-To-Exceed $30M) to acquire a twelve (12) month developmental effort to deliver thirteen (13) LCMR AN/TPQ-48(V)3 prototype systems capable of passing the multitude of tests required in Developmen tal Testing/Operational Testing (DT/OT). At the conclusion of prototype development, the Contractor shall support PM Radars and the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) in a three (3) month AN/TPQ-48(V)3 testing effort to validate the performance of th ose systems through DT and OT. At the conclusion of the test and evaluation phase, all exit criteria shall be satisfied. The anticipated contract shall also include a Time and Materials (T&M) line item for contractor support during OT and will include a requirement for a Level III Technical Data Package to enable full and open competition for the AN/TPQ-48(V)3 production quantities. All interested contractors must possess a Secret facility clearance with Secret safeguarding capability. Access to Secret and For Official Use Only (FOUO) information may occur during the course of this contract. DESCRIPTION: The Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) is a lightweight, man-portable weapon location sensor system which, when properly sited, provides continuous 360-degree surveillance using an electronically scanned antenna. The current LCMR provides the ability to automatically detect and locate mortar, rocket and artillery firing positions. Currently fielded AN/TPQ-48(V)1 and AN/TPQ-48(V)2 versions of the LCMR are providing counterfire support in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The LCMR, AN/TPQ-48(V)3 system shall fulfill a current capability gap of existi ng counter fire radars and improve the capability of the previous LCMR systems. It shall be a mortar, artillery, and rocket locating radar that is lightweight, physically small in size and electronic signature, with 360-degree search capability. The LCMR system will have increased accuracy and range, be highly mobile, interoperable, have built in reliability, and be a ruggedized battlefield radar system with high throughput. The system shall be interoperable with Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Sy stems (AFATDS), Army Battle Command System (ABCS) and future Command and Control (C2) systems, and ha ve a day/night capability for supporting Warfighters in all operational environments including Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT). The system shall be modular in design, man-portable, and capable of being assembled, disassembled, and transported by a two soldier crew in virtually any position to support any operation. The LCMR AN/TPQ-48(V)3 shall be designed to be High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) mountable as well as deployable in a stand alone, man-portable configuration. The Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) established for the AN/TPQ-48(V)3 system include improved range and accuracy performance requirements, net-ready communications (interoperability), 360-degree coverage, and reliability. The Government plans to incorporate requirements for associated efforts such as production acceptance qualification, evolution of Performance Based Logistics (PBL) and documentation (to include a Level III Technical Data Package), initial spares, and train ing. The Government GFE requirements include: one M1152 HMMWV (with armor kits), Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net Systems (ULCANS), Single Channel Ground to Air Radio Systems (SINCGARS), Tactical Communications (TAC) Links, Engineering Design Models (EDM), Miss ion-Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) gear and associated basic issue items (BII) which will be required for AN/TPQ-48(V)3 development and test. The Government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or in any subsequent exchange of information. All proprietary and restricted information shall be clearly marked.
Place of Performance: Address: US Army C-E LCMC Acquisition Center - DAAB07 ATTN: AMSEL-AC, Building 1208 Fort Monmouth NJ; Zip Code: 07703-5008; Country: US
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58 -- The US Army is seeking sources to develop a lightweight, man-portable weapon location sensor that provides continuous 360-degree surveillance and enables accurate detection of mortar, rocket and artillery locations.