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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 18, 2009 FBO #2761
SOURCES SOUGHT

58 -- REF Project Focus - Stabilized Thermal Imaging System

Notice Date

6/16/2009
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, U. S. Army Materiel Command, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
 

ZIP Code

21005-3013
 

Solicitation Number

W91CRBRFIFOCUS
 

Response Due

6/30/2009
 

Archive Date

8/29/2009
 

Point of Contact

Kari Schoerner, 410-278-1394<br />
 

E-Mail Address

RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen
(kari.schoerner@us.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION; no award will be made as a result of this request. This request for information is for informational purposes only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this RFI. The Government will not pay for information and material received in response to this RFI and is in no way obligated to the offeror by the information received. 1. SCOPE Background: The mission of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) is to rapidly increase mission capability while reducing risk to Soldiers and others by equipping operational commanders with off-the-shelf (government or commercial) solutions or near-term developmental items that can be researched, developed, and acquired quickly. The REF receives requirements from operational commanders in war zones setting forth the capabilities needed. The Army Senior leadership chartered the REF to provide material solutions to meet these requirements in a significantly reduced timeline compared to traditional Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition procedures. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain potential solutions to provide the Soldier in theater with a stabilized thermal imaging system operating nominally in the 8 to 12 micrometer spectral region. This sensor will be mounted on an extendable mast attached to a vehicle platform. The sensor will be connected to an interior mounted video display, storage and retrieval subsystem. The system should have an electronically controlled pan/tilt mechanism for positioning the sensor(s). The system should have active stabilization to meet the requirements outlined in paragraph 2. Alternative solutions submitted by companies responding to this RFI will also be considered. Experience and information obtained from this RFI will be provided to Army Product Manager REF who will evaluate the information and feasibility of issuing a procurement action to resolve the stated problem. 2. REQUIREMENTS The REF has a need for a technology or system that will provide a stabilized thermal imaging system. This system will be used in OEF and will need to have the ability to perform on unpaved roads and unfavorable weather conditions (sand storms, high winds, etc.) 2.1Salient Physical Characteristics of camera 2.1.1System Height: 18 (T) 5 (O) 2.1.2System Width: 15 (T) 12 (O) 2.1.3System Depth: 15 (T) 12 (O) 2.1.4System Weight: 40lbs (T) 20lbs (O) (This includes the sensors and the Pan/Tilt mechanism) 2.1.5System Power: operational, non heated, not to exceed 3.5 amps @ 24 volts DC 2.1.6System power with heaters energized: not to exceed 10.5 amps @ 24 volts DC 2.1.7Sustained cold temperature max draw: 7 amps @ 24 volts DC 2.1.8Sustained hot temperature max draw: 3 amps @ 24 volts DC 2.1.9System color: Exterior surfaces shall have a camouflage topcoat desert tan water dispersible chemical agent resistant coating (WD-CARC). Refer to MIL-DTL-64159. 2.1.10 Storage temperature: - 37 C to + 71 C (T), -46 C to + 71 C (O) 2.1.11 System will stay on target while traveling at 10 MPH on secondary roads (T) 2.2 Advanced hand controller with built in LCD with tool-less interchangeability 2.2.1 Height: 11 (T) 6 (O) (Including handle) 2.2.2 Width: 5 (T) 3 (O) (Including LCD screen) 2.2.3 Depth: 2.4 (T) 1.5 (O) (Including LCD screen) 2.2.4 Weight: 2lbs (T) 2.3 Salient Functional/Performance Characteristics 2.3.1 Thermal Imaging High Resolution Module 2.3.1.1 Thermal Detector Device: Uncooled FPA 2.3.1.2 Number of effective pixels: 76,800 pixels (640 x 480V) 2.3.1.3 Except for external surfaces of lenses and other external glass or optical items, the system shall sustain no more than cosmetic deterioration to exposed surfaces after being subjected to blowing fine sand and dust particles. Sand shall be silicon dioxide at a 1.10 0.25 g/m3 concentration with a velocity of 3,540 to 5,700 ft/min for a duration of 6 hours (90 minutes on each vertical face) and a particle size distribution as shown in Table 2-2. Dust shall be red china clay with composition as shown in table 2-3, or silica flour, with a 10.6 7 g/m3 concentration at a velocity of 1,500 to 2,000 ft/min for a duration of 12 hours and a particle size distribution as shown in table 2-4. (810F) 2.3.1.4 Operating temperature: - 32C to + 49C (T), - 46C to + 60C (O) (All system components should work over the same temperature range.) 2.3.1.5 System shall be purged. The purge interface shall be compatible with standard Army purge equipment and purge gas without the use of special tools or adapters, the purge system shall also provide a purge venting capability to allow continuous flow of the purge gas through the system. 2.3.1.6 System shall withstand water hosing without intake of water into the internal components. While installed in the vehicle, the system shall not allow leakage from water hosing into the vehicle around the vehicle interface adapter. The stream of water shall have a minimum pressure of 377 kPa (40 psig) at the nozzle producing a square spray pattern or other overlapping pattern and a droplet size in the 2 to 4.5 mm range, at least one nozzle shall be used for each 6 ft of surface area and shall be positioned 19 1 in. from the component surface. 2.3.1.7 Bi-linear pixel interpolation for digital resolution and restoration (O) 2.3.2 Range 2.3.2.1 The LWIR sensor(s) shall provide a minimum of 2 Fields of View (FOV) (T) 2.3.2.2 In the WFOV shall provide the capability to recognize a stationary person (V50 = 6) standing at a distance of 200m (T) from the vehicle with a 70% probability in both weather conditions: urban 5km visibility aerosol model and the 1976 US Standard Atmosphere and radiation fog aerosol 0.2km visibility. 2.3.2.3 The LWIR sensor(s) shall also provide the capability to recognize a stationary person (V50 = 6) standing at a distance of 400m (T) from the vehicle with a 70% probability under the weather condition: the 1976 US Standard Atmosphere and radiation fog aerosol 0.2km visibility. 2.3.2.4 Mechanical shock tolerance 25g, 11ms, and axis while operating (T) 2.3.3 Pan/Tilt Positioner 2.3.2.1 Pan/Tilt speed 0.01 to 96 per second with 24V supply infinitely adjustable throughout range. 2.3.2.2 Tilt range from center field of View: 60 (T), 90 (O) 2.3.2.3 Pan range shall be a continuous 360 (T) 2.3.2.4 Position accuracy better than 0.1 deg (T) 2.3.2.5 The system shall be actively stabilized when mounted to host platforms for operations on the move. 2.3.2.6 Bore sight retention may be maintained mechanically or by alignment correction/compensating software or a combination of these methods. 2.3.2.7 Digital spike frequency correction 2.3.2.8 Max velocity shall not exceed 120 per second 2.3.2.9 Target lock (O) 2.3.3 Visual Camera 2.3.3.1 The system shall provide a visible color camera (VCC) for use during daylight conditions) 2.3.3.2 The system shall recognize a stationary man-sized target at a distance of 1000m with a 70% probability of recognition when in the NFOV. The VCC shall recognize a stationary man-sized target at a distance of 450m with a 70% probability of recognition when in the WFOV. (V50 = 6) 2.3.3.3 The VCC shall be modeled using Solid State Camera and Image Processing Model (SSCAMIP) with spectrally flat target and background reflectivity. (The stationary standing person is defined by the NATO standard to be 0.75m X 0.75m in size with a 0.3 target reflectivity, a 0.2 background reflectivity, an atmospheric transmission of 76% transmission/Km (Beers Law, Sky-to-ground = 1.0), and an overcast daylight illumination. Contrast enhancement shall be set to NONE.) 2.3.3.4 Digital zoom 2x (T) 2.3.3.5 The VCC shall provide a minimum of two FOVs that shall match the LWIR sensor(s) FOVs. 2.3.3.6 The visible sensor shall be able to switch between the specified FOVs within 400 msec. 2.3.3.7 The VCC shall provide a continuous optical zoom telescope with a FOV that encompasses the FOV of the required FOV of the LWIR sensor(s) ranging from less than the NFOV to greater than the WFOV. (O) (If continuous zoom is provided it must provide a minimum telephoto range of the NFOV and WFOV.) 2.3.3.8 Back light compensation On/Off (O) 2.3.3.9 White balance Auto/ATW/Indoor/Outdoor/One Push/Manual 2.3.4 Advanced Control Functions 2.3.4.1 System shall include integrated sunlight readable LCD color monitor that is readable on horizontal viewing angle of 60 and vertical viewing angle of 45 (O). 2.3.4.2 Joystick fully proportional control 2.3.4.3 Advanced controller functions "Auto/Manual control of thermal and visual cameras "Zoom control (Optical and Digital) "Hot or cold target image saturation "A/B video switching for electronically switching between thermal and visual "System reset for restoring manual settings to default "System module select for selecting between visual, IR sensor and any optional modules 2.3.5 Flat Panel Display 2.3.5.1 Size: 10.4in TFT AM, SVGA, LCD, 16m colors ruggedized flat panel monitor sealed to IP67 rating (NEMA 6 submersible) with built in EMI filters 2.3.5.2 Power input: 9-36 VDC 2.3.5.3 Video input: 2 RS-170 2.3.5.4 Resolution 800x600 (T) 2.3.5.5 Output BNC NTSC 2.3.5.6 Optional output RGB, VGA, DVI, HDMI 2.3.5.7 Control functions: Contrast, brightness, hue, color, backlight, A video, B video 2.3.5.8 Viewing angle 140 (H) x 110 (V) 2.3.5.9 Internal short circuit protection, load dump protection, over voltage protection, reverse polarity protection 2.3.5.10 Sunlight readable 1,000 nits 2.3.5.11 810F tested 2.4 Options 2.4.1 System has the ability to be tool less (O) 2.4.2 System does not have a separate system interface box (O) 2.4.3 The system shall provide a pulsing green laser spot visible at a range of 200m (T) 600m (O). (O) 2.4.3.1 The laser shall be in the green visible spectrum (520 to 570nm wavelength). (O) 2.4.3.2 The laser shall produce a beam consistent with indicating a specific stationary man-sized target at a range of 200m Threshold, 500 meters Objective. The beam divergence shall be between 0.5 and 0.75 milli-radians. (O) 2.4.3.3 The laser shall pulse to draw attention. The pulse frequency shall be between 3 to 5 Hz with a 5% tolerance on the frequency duty cycle. (O) 2.5 Timeline 2.5.1 Ability to deliver 200 systems per month 60 days after contract award. (T) FUNCTIONS OF IR CAMERA: "Gain "Level "IR Image saturation compensation "Lens auto focus "Sensor overload protection "Field of View "Digital zoom (O) "Image sharpening edge enhancement FUNCTIONS FOR VISUAL CAMERA "Iris "Visual overlight/underlight compensation "Optical zoom "Lens focus auto "Digital zoom "Image sharpening edge enhancement FUNCTIONS FOR PAN AND TILT "Pan left "Pan right "Tilt up "Tilt down "Positioner stabilization ON/OFF "Positioner target lock (O) FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR DVR "Record ON/OFF "Power ON/OFF "Solid state drive "High resolution "High frame rate "MPEG 4 recording "Video playback "Image processing during playback "Record frame rate control "Records raw on altered imagery "Video download USB 2.0 "Frame time stamping to 1/100th second "Ability to record 8 hours (T) 3. DELIVERABLES Specific information on industry capability to produce a system that can meet the requirements identified in paragraph 2 above, or otherwise solves the problem of providing a stabilized thermal imaging system. This is NOT a Request for Proposal. Companies who desire to participate in this market survey are encouraged to submit a white paper which supports the companys claim that it presently has the technology, qualifications, and capabilities to satisfy one or more of the performance and technical objectives described above. The white paper should discuss the companys ability to provide existing technologies to provide a stabilized thermal imaging system for Afghanistan and should provide a ROM (rough order of magnitude) price and its anticipated delivery for the solution proposed. The white paper should also discuss related company experience and include point(s) of contact. The white paper should be prepared in MS Word, limited to ten (10) pages, and submitted electronically to the contracting officer at kari.schoerner@us.army.mil. The company shall be responsible for any costs associated with preparing responses to this market research. All requests for further information must be made in writing or via email; telephone requests for additional information will not be honored. The Government will review RFI submissions as they are received. The Government reserves the right to close this RFI once they have received adequate response(s) to this RFI. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHMENT FOR ANNOUNCMENT FORMATTING AND CHART.
 

Web Link

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Place of Performance

Address: RDECOM Acquisition Center - Aberdeen ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-A, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD<br />

Zip Code: 21005-3013<br />
 

Record

SN01846903-W 20090618/090617000538-e5a6d3b0de5b8751bfd02fa2692164b7 (fbodaily.com)
 

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